All the Patsy Dolls!

 I was looking up information recently about
the  Effanbee Patsy Doll line.
There is a lot of incorrect labeling 
of  Patsy Dolls. I've seen Patsy Ann labeled 
as Patsy Joan.  I've seen Patsy Ann labeled
Patsy Mae.  You see where this is going.

The Patsy Doll line came in various sizes.

This sweet group belongs to Donna L.

Patsyette 9", Patsy 14" and Wee Patsy 6".

With the help of my online doll club friends 
and their dolls, I wanted to assemble 
a record of correctly labeled photos
of the Patsy line of Effanbee dolls.

Composition Doll Collectors Club

Fleischacker and Baum, or F&B,
FandB, and eventually Effanbee,
 began making dolls
in New York City around 1910.
They created a realistically proportioned
child doll named Patsy who
was 14" tall. She became very
popular and even had a fan club!

PATSY

The Patsy Doll line was made 
by Effanbee  from  1926 - 1946 
and grew to include many 
variations in size.

I will start with the smallest Patsy's 
and finish with the largest.

Effanbee Wee Patsy is smallest  of

the Patsy dolls at 6" tall

Effanbee Baby Tinyette at 7" tall

Effanbee Tinyette Toddlers, 8" tall.

This is an Effanbee Babyette at 9" tall.

Baby Brook belongs to my friend Janet P.

This is a wigged Effanbee Babyette at 9" tall.

She belongs to Sylvia W.

All original pristine Patsyette 9" tall.

Thank you again Sylvia W.

These are my two 9" Patsyettes,

Helena and Elizabeth.

This is my Effanbee 10" Patsy Baby, Janie.

These babies are also called Babykins.

The composition Patsy dolls came 

with this metal heart hang tag.

They are now hard to find and

highly sought by collectors.

Patsy Jr. or Patsykins are 11" tall.

These two now live with 

my friend Sina Ann

Patsy 14" and Patsy Jr. 11" together

with their original outfits and tags.

So adorable Teri P.

This is a wigged 14" Patsy, and a first prize winner!

I believe these wigged versions were

sometimes called Patricia

Thank you for sharing Susan K.

Another adorable Patsy 14" doll

who belongs to Sherry S.

This is my friend Janet P's Patsy Joan

She is the first version made in the 1930s.

She is 16" tall.

Janet has named her Patsy Joan "Francine"

Janet made both Francine's outfits.

So adorable!

In the 1940s Effanbee released these new 

version  Patsy Joan dolls.

All composition they are actually 16.5" tall.

On the left is Charlotte and the right is Joan.

Charlotte's dress is original and I 

made a pattern from it to share.

You can find the pattern here!

My friend Karen K. made this 

version of the pattern.

My friend Jane G. adjusted

the pattern for her Patsy Ann.

This is my composition Joan next to 

my reproduction 2004 Joan.

As you can see the repro dolls are slightly smaller.

The reproduction dolls are vinyl and come 

with this cardstock hang tag. 

I frequently see people trying to pass these

reproductions off as composition!

Next is a gorgeous Effanbee Patsy Ann, 19" tall.

This sweet girl, is in all original condition,

 This Ann belongs to Donna L.

Lovely!

Another beautiful Patsy Ann wearing an

adorable dress and hat made by Susan K.

It was common for these dolls

to have matching

undergarments.

Thanks again Susan K.

Patsy Ann had a picture book.

This is my copy.

In the book, Patsy Ann is

photographed doing normal daily tasks

like getting dressed....

And giving baby a bath.

These last three dolls are the largest of the 

Patsy dolls and are much harder to find.

Two beautiful 22" Patsy Lou dolls

these two belong to Naida Lynn HW.

I love a doll on skates!

Another view of Patsy Lou.

This lovely girl belongs to 

Naida Lynn HW.

A visual comparison of the 3 largest dolls.

The tallest Patsy is Patsy Mae at 30" tall.

Effanbee Patsy Ruth is 27" tall,

And Effanbee Patsy Lou is 22" tall.

The most interesting thing I found out while

creating this blog post is that my 19"

doll, that I assumed was a Patsy Ann, is actually

an American Character Sally doll!

Donna L's Patsy Ann on the left, and my AC Sally on the right.

With the two photos side by side you can

definitely see the difference. 

The hair line is slightly different as well as

shape of the face and the set of the eyes and mouth.

In my defense, Sally Ann was one of my first 

composition dolls. She was listed as a 

Patsy Ann and I never questioned

her identity until very recently, but

I still adore her!

So, I now call my doll Sally Ann.

I have called her Ann for so long I couldn't

just change it completely!