Funny Little Pair of Old Ink Drawn Cartoon Characters - Jiggs and Maggie black pen drawing some dryness to the wood

some dryness to the wood

which seems at once fierce and friendly

and some light scratching and spotting on the mirror--all as documented in photos

I must say I find this unusual old pair of German cutout wooden figures quite compelling

Funny Little Pair of Old Ink Drawn Cartoon Characters - Jiggs and Maggie black pen drawing some dryness to the woodWhat really sold me on this pair was the profile expression and posture of the woman, with hand on her hip, though this funny little gangster looking man, I'd guess with a cigar in his mouth, is pretty fun, too. I've learned from a helpful customer that they are characters Jiggs and Maggie, from "Bringing Up Father" an American comic strip created by cartoonist George McManus, which launched in 1913. (More below). These iterations were certainly drawn