Mystery (to me) Tool

[Ontwowheels]

Can anyone ID this please, suggestion it might be a rim splitter but would be a large one. It is 22" long and 33" when extended. It only has Pat Applied For and TREX on one side and just a diamond shape on the other.

 

[Leviton]

A tire rim tool / rim compressor by the Trexler Company.

 

[four.cycle]

1920 Motor Age Trexler Co. ad pp 103

no idea if they were actually issued a patent for the device.

 

[Ontwowheels]

Awesome Leviton and four.cycle, thank you. Steve W