Anyone know what this is

jesus...for a second I thought it was the pear of anguish...

 

but it looks like a cherry pitter on steroids....maybe for a larger fruit??

 

Aagh! Yeeoww!... rrmmph...

 

Ya......pretty much like that !!!!

 

Shoe stretcher

 

We dont believe it's a shoe stretcher because of the way the mechanics work. That was our first thoughts also

 

What happens when you crank the lever?

 

I also thought it was something to do with shoes. Maybe a softer shoe like a moccasin or slipper.

 

I had to look that one up... WOW.

 

Holy Mother of ??? How do people FIND this stuff????? I had to look THAT one UP!!!!!

 

SINCE it's mounted, and thinking maybe it might/maybe/should be on a wall, I took the liberty of moving it around for ideas.....might help our befuddled brains?????? (BTW......I've got NUTTIN'!!!!) Some sort of meat hook??? But only in the left position....obviously!!

 

necollectors asked what happens when you crank it

 

Taking a guess off of someone else's idea; Apple Corer?? Peach Pitter??Juicer?

 

Some sort of a hole punch for leather or canvas? It resembles a grommet tool.

 

I think the picture on the left is the proper orientation.
I also think that it is a punch of sort. Leather as Old Poet Girl suggested makes a lot of sense.

 

Hello, In the picture on the left, is that the maximum travel downward? Also, do the tabs on the arms limit the travel upward? The arms that pass through the disc/washer , look like pincers, do those open when the arm is raised? Maybe to pull something through, as opposed to punching something out??Still scratching my head over this one!!

 

I don't think that is possible.
Once something were pulled through how would you get it off the mechanism that did the pulling? The disc is in the way.

 

Hello, I guess what I am seeing is the arm is at its limit of travel. Does the larger plate on the end with the slots move when the arm moves?