Yes it is a darning egg, placed in a sock to mend the threads. In those days when you didn't throw the socks away because they had holes in them. The egg went into the sock to stretch it as if a foot was in it.
so how do you darn? Here is a website that shows it being done
https://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/how-to-darn-a-sock/
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