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While the Washington Drape plain stem lamps are the most recognized of the Aladdin Washington Drape family, that fact is probably due simply to the fact that they were produced for a longer period of time than any of the other Washington Drape lamps. While being the longest produced Washington Drape lamp, the plain stem was far from being the "only" Washington Drape lamp produced. The other members of the Washington Drape family have their own unique qualities that make them worth investigating.

The Washington Drape bell stem lamps for example are not as easily found, which of course makes them more desirable to collectors than the more readily available plain stem lamps. They also have a rather unique eye catching design that displays quite well.

Not a lot is known about their history, other than they were produced for about a year in 1941. While the author J. W. Courter designates them as models B-47, 48, and 49, he also states in his book "Aladdin the Magic Name in Lamps" that those number designations were assigned by him, and that the factory number designations were more likely to have been B-50, 51, and 52. That fact is somewhat confusing since the B-50, 51, and 52 designations are the ones also assigned by him to the Washington drape Filigree stem lamps in his books.
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So in reality, the bell stem Washington Drape lamps were not given a number designation by the Aladdin Mantle Lamp Company, and there is no mention of them in any of their sales brochures. The mystery behind the Washington Drape bell stem lamps makes them even more collectible.