They are for a sliding cover with a mute pad in it.
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EDIT: note that the bridge is modified from a 6-string guitar one. That's how Electro String made those early ones, back in the century.
They kind of borrowed the Fender ashtray that everyone manages to loose. A lot of work, no wonder why it didn't catch on. These days you just hit a button to mute.
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