SOLD Beautiful Old Steel Planing/Molding Blades (?) in Lovely Two Compartment Wooden Sleeve pin cushion pillow I've just learned these hand-painted

I've just learned these hand-painted jointed figures are Amos and Sandy (thus the A on the chest of the black figure)

who appears to have a second set of eye balls

and feature what appears to be a molded composition head

15” tall (when arrow is straight horizontal) x 18” wide x 7” deep (at base)

4 1/8" l x 3 1/2" w x 2" t when closed

SOLD Beautiful Old Steel Planing/Molding Blades (?) in Lovely Two Compartment Wooden Sleeve pin cushion pillow I've just learned these hand-paintedFound at a shop in NH the other day, I had no choice but to bring these home with me, even while not certain their original purpose (maybe originally blades for a crown molding plane?) something about the curves and points and surfaces of the steel forms totally does it for me, as does the old wooden shield shaped box into which they slip (reminding me of the metal boxes sleeves made for holding antique grain painting combs.) I've always got a eye out