Betsy Wetsy Doll and Doll Cloths Patterns
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Betsy Wetsy Drinks and Wets Like a Real Baby!
Betsy Wetsy became a very special doll to many young girls like myself who were little girls in the 1950's. Why? As the name implied, she actually wet her diaper! That may seem a bit silly thinking back on it in retrospect, but it made the doll so much more real...I felt like a mommy taking care of a real baby, just like my Mommy was doing with my brother and sister that were also born during the '50's...feeding my baby, changing her diapers, and putting her down for naps.
Betsy Wetsy dolls are still available as vintage collectibles, and the doll patterns for dolls the size of Betsy Wetsy are quite popular as well. You will find both here.
Image Credit: An item previously available on eBay.
Claudia a/k/a happynutritionist
Updated 5/27/12
Here Are Some Betsy Wetsy Dolls
eBay is one of my favorite places to be, not only to shop and sell, but to browse old items that bring back great memories, so it's a natural for me to take a peek and see what Betsy Wetsy dolls are available...you'll see some cloths, and more depending upon what day you stop by.
The picture of Betsy Wetsy above is from an old eBay listing...if no dolls are available now, items for the doll will appear below.
Betsy Wetsy Trivia
Betsy Wetsy was first introduced in the 1930's, but gained popularity in the 1950's.
Betsy Wetsy History
Betsy Wetsy was a creation of the Ideal Toy Company which was established in the very early 1900's and sold to CBS Toy Co. in the 1980's. Neither of the companies exist any more, but some of the toys, and many of the memories go on.
I cannot think of a better way to share the story of how Betsy Wetsy came to be than through the a classic video. It is not one that I can add to the viewer below, so you will have to click click this link, and you will meet the woman who came up with the idea of Betsy Wetsy, named after her own daughter, and learn many things about how the doll is made...as I watched I realized that, because of the personal touch on each, each one was probably not exactly like the other. Enjoy this step back into the past.
Here is another popular commercial about the then-new Betsy Wetsy Doll, I am not permitted to add it to the viewer, so click here.
Since I want you to have something to enjoy, here are a few classic toy doll commercials.
Betsy Wetsy Doll Cloths Patterns
Several months ago I came across some doll patterns, and among them were patterns for cloths that would fit Betsy Wetsy and other similar sized dolls. They all sold on ebay because making doll cloths is a nice hobby that many enjoy. Here are some that are available now that you might be interested in.
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American Character Dolls
This book about American dolls will not only bring back memories about classic dolls, including Betsy Wetsy, but for the collector, it will provide you with values, and other doll collecting information.
American Character Dolls (Identification & Value Guide)
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Janelle
May 4, 2012 @ 2:16 pm | delete
- I had one of the first Betsy Wetsy dolls in1938, I was 3 years old. Many happy years of playing later, I got too old for dolls and she disappeared . However I started searching for a 1937-38 vintage doll in about 2000, I now have 2 of them, both have had to have their body replaced; the rubber simply rotted away. Not too surprisingly, along the way I accumulated approximately 100 Ideal Betsy Wetsy dolls, and a few other Ideal dolls and also American Character dolls. Before I knew it I was a collector. I have a website about my dolls if anyone is interested.
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happynutritionist May 15, 2012 @ 11:35 am | delete
- Janelle, please let us know where your website is. It sound interesting. That is an amazing collection! I'd love to link the page here.
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Words-of-Encouragement
Feb 29, 2012 @ 10:18 am | delete
- My sister and I each got a Betsy Wetsy doll for Christmas! Mama made extra doll clothes for us! We loved our dolls!
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- What a great memory...and special that your Mom actually made cloths for the dolls. So sweet!
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vallain Jan 24, 2012 @ 8:47 pm | delete
- We had a Toni doll by Ideal instead of Betsy Wetsy. What hours of fun a doll can be.
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- And there were so many different kinds to enjoy:-)
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KaneshiaKelly Jan 22, 2012 @ 8:32 pm | delete
- Omg, I was too excited to see Betsy Wetsy it just brought back so many childhood memories. I had no idea she was that old. I am a 90's baby, I was born in 1980, and I will never forget, I received her and a baby skate doll for my 5th birthday. I loved those dolls.
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grnidlady
Dec 17, 2011 @ 2:35 pm | delete
- great lens! i loved my betsy wetsy and still have her. :)
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Tamara Lorenz Hampton
Oct 6, 2011 @ 3:50 pm | delete
- I think I had one. For awhile I thought it was a Madame Alexander Kathy Cry Baby but I've decided the feet and the hairline are wrong. I have a photo of me with it at about 2, which was about 1964. Photo was unfortunately B/W but I thought she had a yellow dress and I can tell the toes are well defined and she looks like I had a pacifier around her neck.
Please click on the link and tell me if you think she is a Betsy Wetsy I am holding!
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150318808341272.342393.528926271&l=83d3586775&type=1
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- The face looks very similar, matching the lips and the mouth...it may be, but I can't be 100% sure.
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Celia Russell
Sep 4, 2011 @ 9:02 pm | delete
- I am 81 years old and I had a betsy wetsy in the 30'sw. I would love to see a picture of it,
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LizMac60 Aug 25, 2011 @ 3:55 pm | delete
- I didn't own a Betsy-wetsy. I'm from Britain. I always longed for a walkie-talkie doll, but had to wait many years till I had a real baby. Blessed by a squid angel.
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pam
Aug 16, 2011 @ 9:04 am | delete
- Yes , I remember Betsy and the tiny tears I had them both and still have them. I am a kid from the 50's ..... they are packed away and now that I crochet im going to dig them out and make them something, Thanks for reminding me of a wonderful memory of the days that were better than now, although we thought it was terrible. It was a time that there was no computers and all this fuss ..... We had imaginations and played out side and went on picnics.
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- Thanks for stopping by, Pam, yes, those were times of imaginative play. It is wonderful that you still have the dolls, they are valuable both personally and if in good condition as collectibles, I'm sure. Enjoy making cloths for them.
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Sherrie Dudich
Aug 12, 2011 @ 11:43 pm | delete
- I loved my Betsy Wetsy doll when I was about 4 or 5 (so that would have been 1958-59). I remember a record that went with the doll and the song went something like "Betsy Wetsy never dry". Betsy is long gone but I need to hunt for that record- I know it's in storage along with the other old 45's (although I think the record had a small hole like a 33 even though it looked like a 45. Anyway, thanks for the trip down memory lane!
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- Glad you enjoyed...I don't remember the record, but do remember listening to 45's...inserting the little adapter so you could play them on your turntable. My my, that was so long ago.
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Blanche Razo
Jul 7, 2011 @ 11:17 am | delete
- My last doll was a Betsy Wetsy - I still have it - it came in a big box with little accessories like hair brush, soap dish, washcloth, and other stuff I can't remember. The accessories were in pink and I think there was also a small tub or basin to bath her in. It had diapers and rubber pants - I think. The other girls in the neighborhood would come over and we would play for hours!
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- Yes, that's right, that's how they came...wonderful that you still have yours. Being the oldest, either my things were broken or handed down, I don't have anything from when I was a young child. What a treasure:-)
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nancycarol
Jul 2, 2011 @ 2:56 pm | delete
- I remember these dolls from the 50s, although I was in my teens at that time, but it seemed like all my little nieces and cousins, and everyone wherever I looked, had one. They were quite cute, and little girls just adored being able to do the things real Moms did. Nice lens, very enjoyable!
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- Then you are a bit ahead of me:-) It is a memorable doll, and a nice way to learn about having a real baby back in that time. Thanks for your visit.
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sdholloway
Jul 2, 2011 @ 12:37 pm | delete
- I was just saying to my husband being our almost 4 month old's mother is like having a Betsy Wetsy. I'm constantly changing diapers!
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- LOL, that's cute. At least you could stop feeding a Betsy Wetsy:-) Thanks for the visit.
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pimbels
Jun 22, 2011 @ 8:26 am | delete
- Very interesting. I have never heard of the Betsy Wetsy doll, I had a 'Schildkroete' doll. Nice lens,thank you.
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Naomitan
Apr 30, 2011 @ 4:47 pm | delete
- It was interesting. I've never heard about the doll. I used to love a couple of Japanese modern dolls in my childhood... Thank you. :)
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Tipi
Feb 27, 2011 @ 6:10 pm | delete
- Instant smile time! Yes, we had a Betsy Wetsy and we sure did love her. There was something special about those wet diapers. Betshy received many hours of tender little mommy love between my sister and I. Unforturnately, she also received a haircut and her hair did not grow back no matter how much water we gave her. Thanks for the sweet memories! I remember always patting her on the back after feeding and never got a single burp.
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hotbrain
Nov 14, 2010 @ 5:54 pm | delete
- I had the China-made Betsy Wetsy back in the 1980s! I never knew that she had been around for so long and was not a 'modern' invention!
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sheilamarie Aug 7, 2010 @ 12:49 am | delete
- I can't remember whether I had one or my sister did, but I remember being awed that she actually did pee. There were other peeing dolls after her. I think I called mine "Patsy."What a lot of fun finding your lens! Thanks!
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bethd821
Jul 5, 2010 @ 6:51 pm | delete
- I had a Betsy Wetsy doll (blond hair). I was such a proud "mommy" to her. Thanks for the memories!
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Treasures-By-Brenda
Apr 27, 2010 @ 5:12 pm | delete
- Betsy Wetsy sounds familiar, but I think she was before my time.
Thanks for the opportunity to add my doll lenses. I struggled a bit; hope I didn't add them more than once!
P.S. The video on this page wasn't working today when I was here.
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- Thanks for letting me know about the video, Brenda, since adding this they decided to make these only viewable a the site, so I've updated the info. Happy to have your additions!
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windygig
Mar 25, 2010 @ 12:40 pm | delete
- I loved Betsys. Especially Betsy McCall late 50-early60's predecessor to Barbie.
You took me to a lot of memories!
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luvmyludwig
Oct 12, 2009 @ 10:25 pm | delete
- Great job on this, Congrats on Rocketmoms Graduation.
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mysticmama
Oct 12, 2009 @ 6:17 pm | delete
- I remember that I wanted a Betsy Wetsy so bad as a little girl, but since I was the only girl with a bunch of brothers, and we were dirt poor...I only got toys that could be passed down to boys, same with clothes, lol...I only got dresses if Grandma bought them...but now I finally have a grand-daughter..the first female in 45 yearsin my family (since me) and it is so much fun to spoil her with girly & pink thing, me & my Mom are having a ball!
Congratulations on Graduating RocketMom!
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ElizabethJeanAllen
Oct 12, 2009 @ 5:56 pm | delete
- I never owned a Betsy-Wetsy but most of my friends had one. I was green with envy.
Your lens brings back memories.
Thanks for sharing
Lizzy
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amy1980
Oct 5, 2009 @ 9:27 pm | delete
- My mom had one of these from when she was a child and it scared the wetsy out of me when I was little. Great lens though!
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SherryHolderHunt
Aug 25, 2009 @ 9:40 pm | delete
- Wonderful lens!
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- I just noticed this from Sherry, who passed away during the past year, rest in peace, Sherry, I know you are. Prayers continue for your family. Tribute here - http://blog.growwear.com/farewell-to-a-friend/
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capriliz
Aug 23, 2009 @ 12:06 am | delete
- I don't remember this doll, but she certainly is adorable!
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GonnaFly
Aug 21, 2009 @ 4:53 am | delete
- I never owned a doll like Betsy. All my dolls were perfectly behaved and toilet trained :-)
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Heather426
Aug 20, 2009 @ 10:49 pm | delete
- nice reminder of a cute doll!
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KaraLynnRussell
Aug 20, 2009 @ 8:06 pm | delete
- I never owned a Betsy Wetsy, but I did have dolls that wet their diapers. I loved the Wikipedia article on Betsy's history. The part about patent infringement made me laugh.
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- Hi Evelyn, LOL on the milk, that's too funny...or maybe not:-)
Thanks to eBay it's never too late to have a Betsy Wetsy doll, even for you...so many like to collect the toys they wish they had or did have when they were children and don't have any more.
Thank you for stopping by and your comment.
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Stazjia
Aug 20, 2009 @ 11:52 am | delete
- Nice lens - I enjoyed reading it although I was never into dolls as a little girl.
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Evelyn_Saenz
Aug 20, 2009 @ 10:04 am | delete
- I never owned an actual Betsy-Wetsy Doll but I remember wanting one. I remember the day that I got a doll that drinks and wets and how much fun it was. My sister and I also learned why not to feed it milk.
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- Thank you ladies who have commented since my last reply, I've visited EVERYONE and become fans...and commented on at least one of your lenses that caught my eye...such fun! claudia
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theraggededge
Aug 18, 2009 @ 3:12 pm | delete
- I like the history behind the doll. We didn't have her in the UK. The one I remember was the mass produced 'Tiny Tears'. I didn't do dolls - I used to undress them, cut of their hair and draw on them. Not a nice child at all!
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MsSnow4a
Aug 18, 2009 @ 2:55 pm | delete
- Never owned one but I heard of them , Nice lens
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hlkljgk Aug 18, 2009 @ 12:47 pm | delete
- my daughter was smitten with her baby alive when she first got it.
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- Thank you, Jennifer, and "2websurf" for stopping by, so glad you enjoyed the lens. So many wonderful compliments! I'm happy the lens is making people happy:-)
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- Oh my, now there is a picture, "naturalmommys", not only changing Betsy Wetsy, but yourself as well:-) thanks for visiting and your comment.
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- Thank you so much, a compliment like that coming from you means so much. And it's a pleasure to meet you, enjoyed looking at some of your lenses.
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rms Aug 18, 2009 @ 8:43 am | delete
- Nice work on this lens! Keep up this quality and you'll be a Giant Squid in no time!
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NaturalMommys
Aug 18, 2009 @ 2:14 am | delete
- I LOVE this doll so much even though I would over due it and my pants would get soaked!! 5*'s all the way. Thanks for the memories:)
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JenniferAkers Aug 18, 2009 @ 12:55 am | delete
- Wonderful lens! What a fun doll - I had a similar one though can't think of the name. lol. Thanks for sharing your memories of the Betsy Wetsy Doll.
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24websurf
Aug 18, 2009 @ 12:21 am | delete
- I had never heard of this doll, but oh what a precious face she has! This was lovely! Great job!
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- [in reply to BevsPaper] [in reply to sandyspider] "Sylvester, Bev and Sandy, thanks bunches for stopping by, glad you enjoyed my first Rocketmom lens, it was a lot of fun to put together...brought back great memories!
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seashell2
Aug 17, 2009 @ 10:14 pm | delete
- I enjoyed this lens... Betwsy Wetsy is a very pretty doll. Nice work!
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clouda9
Aug 17, 2009 @ 10:09 pm | delete
- Thanks for the memories...I soon gave up Betsy for Barbie though ;)
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Sylvestermouse
Aug 17, 2009 @ 9:34 pm | delete
- You know, I had totally forgotten about her until I read your lens! Great reminder and a Great Lens!
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- Thank you, Bonnie, a compliment from you means so much, thanks for the lens idea, would never have thought of it without your suggestion:-)
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- Thank you, Wendy, I enjoyed visiting your lenses too, lensrolled a few of your dog lenses into my dogs. Aspen begged me too, and you know how it is when your puppy begs, they almost always get their way:-)
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BevsPaper
Aug 17, 2009 @ 7:26 pm | delete
- I fondly remember my Betsy Wetsy. Great lens.
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sandyspider
Aug 17, 2009 @ 6:44 pm | delete
- Great lens!
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bdkz
Aug 17, 2009 @ 6:30 pm | delete
- Love this one!
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WindyWinters
Aug 17, 2009 @ 5:26 pm | delete
- Very Sweet Lens. I loved playing with dolls but I had the walking doll. Thanks for sharing your Betsy Wetsy memories. :)
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- Hi Brook, Thank you for visiting, I haven't looked to see how old you are, but you must be young if your grandma or aunt showed you a Betsy Wetsy doll:-) They were lots of fun!
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Brookelorren
Aug 17, 2009 @ 4:09 pm | delete
- I think my aunt had one. My grandma showed her too me. Nice lens. :-)
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shajo
Aug 17, 2009 @ 3:19 pm | delete
- I don't know if I had an actual betsy wetsy but I had a doll that did wet her diaper. It was fun to give her a bottle an then change her daiper. Interesting lens about a really neat doll.
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- Thank you, Linda! Oh my, having a toy as special as that stolen, that IS a trauma! I'm glad you have more than one. I will be adding more to the lens, I enjoy browsing about and taking my time, so do come back again.
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LindaJM Aug 17, 2009 @ 2:00 pm | delete
- This is so cool! I LOVED my Betsy Wetsy dolls when I was young. I had two of them for a while until someone stole on - a trauma well-remembered. I'm so glad to see a lens on this doll. I have actually looked for Betsy Wetsy information on the internet before so I'm sure you'll get some traffic for this lens.
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- Here Are Some Betsy Wetsy Dolls
- Betsy Wetsy Trivia
- Betsy Wetsy History
- Betsy Wetsy Doll Cloths Patterns
- Did you ever own a Betsy Wetsy?
- American Character Dolls
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