Silvestri Neg.- Christmas in June
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Children enjoy the delightful Christmas-themed animated displays created by Silvestri Art Manufacturing Co., a successful display lighting and animation business in Chicago.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1956
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: Exterior shot of the Silvestri Art Manufacturing Co. factory, followed by a shot of animatronic monkeys climbing ropes. Hand-in-hand, a toddler and a young boy stare and point at various animated displays. Two children play with giant clown marionettes.; In the work room, a man is constructing a female figure from clay and wire while another man works on a large plaster flower. A miniature light-up ferris wheel rotates, and animated angels, reindeer, Santas, elves and woodland animals ice-skate, make toys, play musical instruments and dance.
Subjects: Children; Christmas; Consumers; Decorations; Design; Factories; Santa Claus; Toys; Art
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives, 150 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12313
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: Exterior shot of the Silvestri Art Manufacturing Co. factory, followed by a shot of animatronic monkeys climbing ropes. Hand-in-hand, a toddler and a young boy stare and point at various animated displays. Two children play with giant clown marionettes.; In the work room, a man is constructing a female figure from clay and wire while another man works on a large plaster flower. A miniature light-up ferris wheel rotates, and animated angels, reindeer, Santas, elves and woodland animals ice-skate, make toys, play musical instruments and dance.
Subjects: Children; Christmas; Consumers; Decorations; Design; Factories; Santa Claus; Toys; Art
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives, 150 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12313
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:15