This small piece has a hole through it. One side has the lettering "PAT • J". The other side says "C • 71 •", and there is a number "2" up a bit higher. Clear glass, it came with a group of insulators purchased from a collector. Every other piece (with the exception of a radio strain or two) was a glass pintype, so this piece is a bit of a mystery to me.

Your help is very much appreciated.

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Mike Doyle offered this response on 4/30/05. He kindly agreed to allow me to post his response, but did say it's an educated guess:

Looks like a two position switch handle.

The hole is for the pivot screw. The thin section is for the thumb. The downward projecting lug fits into the switch armature....

WAGCat

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Thanks very much, Mike!!! Anyone else care to weigh in?