Hole in the head

I have seen several of these lamps on ebay, but to the best of my recollection, this is the first one I have seen with a hole in the back of the head. The lamp is similar to the R-336, R337 and R-338 lamps on page 104 in the Elegance in Candle Lighting book. Have a look and give me some ideas why it would be there. The link is :

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Perhaps this item is a string holder? just a thought. John

Hmmm....that is a mystery. I've never seen that before. The only possible explanantion (but, unlikely) to to hang it on a wall.

Jim.

P.S. Sorry for the slow reply. My computer has had a bad case of the Swine Flu for the past week. But, is good as new now.

I purchased this lamp -- it is the same mold as another cat lamp I have sans the hole. The hole appears to be there purposely from manufacturing. I don't think it is intended to be a string holder because it's not heavy enough -- you'd pull the string and the lamp would likely come with it. Dunno about hanging it on the wall either as the hole is too small to hook on a nail. A mystery indeed! Tracy