Black and White Pair of Jointed Wooden Figures on Hanger bird planter with a very kind and

with a very kind and gentle little face to boot

1920s-1940s or so

and charcoal

8" tall x 8 1/2" across at widest

Black and White Pair of Jointed Wooden Figures on Hanger bird planter with a very kind andI've just learned these hand painted jointed figures are Amos and Sandy (thus the A on the chest of the black figure), who were the stars of a Black American toy and game set produced by American Screen Co. The set included a platform with a springboard lever which would launch the figures into acrobatic action, jumping through rings and things. While that set is long gone, someone at some point took care to re purpose the pair of figures, hanging