Betsy Wetsy Doll Commercial by Ideal: Vintage Toys & Games for Christmas

XmasFLIX.com ► Like XmasFLIX! ► http Xmas MP3 ► XmasTRAX.com ► Podcast ► http Betsy Wetsy Doll by Ideal: Vintage Toys & Games for Christmas Betsy Wetsy was a doll originally issued by the Ideal Toy Company of New York in 1935. Named for the daughter of Abraham Katz, the head of the company, the doll's special feature was urinating after a fluid was poured into her open mouth. The doll was made in several sizes in the 1940s and saw a spike in populairty in the 1950s. Betsy Wetsy was produced with either molded hair, caracul wigs, or brown, blond, or red plugged hair. A layette, baby bottles, a plastic bath tub, and other accessories were available. Effanbee had previously manufactured a similar doll, "Dy-dee," and a patent infringement suit resulted. The judge ruled that drinking and urinating are natural movements and cannot be patented. A made-in-China version was issued in the late 1980s by Ideal to boost sales, but the doll never reached the success of the original.[citation needed] Betsy Wetsy was one of the first major dolls to be produced in black versions. In 2003, the Toy Industry Association named Betsy Wetsy to its Century of Toys List, a roll call commemorating the 100 most memorable and most creative toys of the 20th century. Ideal Toy Company was founded as Ideal Novelty and Toy Company in New York in 1907 by Morris and Rose Michtom after they had invented the Teddy bear in 1903. The company changed its name to Ideal Toy Company in 1938. In 1982, the ...

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