The No. 209, brown, Whip-o-Lite shade from 1939 is commonly referred to as the "log cabin shade" for obvious reasons. It was, and is, a rather popular shade. Like all the 14 inch shades it was designed for table, hanging, and bracket lamps.
It can also be found on lamps such as the model-12, or some of the other metal lamps, even though the shade was designed long after the sales of the metal lamps had ceased. It would appear that people liked the look of this particular shade on their existing metal lamps.
The log cabin shade seems to be right at home when fit to a bracket lamp whether the lamp is glass or metal. The shade just seems to draw attention and add to the antiquity of any lamp it adorns.
Sorry to say, however, is the fact that it was so popular with both users and collectors that it has been reproduced, so watch out when purchasing!
Wait--wasn't the previous shade a No. 209? Yes it was! I told you it was a very popular shade. Enough so that there are different versions of it which are original Aladdin Whip-o-lite shades.
The No. 209-brown log cabin shade was around until at least 1943 but this No. 209-tan shade appeared in literature in 1947.
To complicate things a little further another version of the log cabin shade the No. 209-variegated appeared in sales literature in 1949. Variegated of course, meaning the scene consisted of several colors.
Like I said before, it was a very popular shade and there are at least three original versions of it. There are also reproductions of it as well.
