Black and White Pair of Jointed Wooden Figures on Hanger middle eastern cloth the blue and white glaze

the blue and white glaze with brown perimeter

Image size: 13 1/8" x 8 1/2"

coaxing the flowers to grow

designed by Nils Thorsson

I know this was made by the Weston Toy Company in Weston

Black and White Pair of Jointed Wooden Figures on Hanger middle eastern cloth the blue and white glazeI'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