Black and White Pair of Jointed Wooden Figures on Hanger middle eastern cloth Based on my research

Based on my research

These are punctuated with black Japanese characters

the blue and white glaze with brown perimeter

3 1/2" long x 2 1/8" tall x 1 3/8" wide

The face of this deeply carved

Black and White Pair of Jointed Wooden Figures on Hanger middle eastern cloth Based on my researchI'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