A passerby admires the dolls in the window. The Geneva History Center Museum in Geneva has 6 animated motorized doll-making figurines that graced the window of the Merra-Lee Shops in the 1960's and 70's on display in their windows on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media
Vanessa Quillinan, administrative assistant for The Geneva History Center Museum adjusts the clothing on a doll. The center has 6 animated motorized doll-making figurines that graced the window of the Merra-Lee Shops in the 1960's and 70's on display in their windows on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media
The Geneva History Center Museum in Geneva has 6 animated motorized doll-making figurines that graced the window of the Merra-Lee Shops in the 1960's and 70's on display in their windows on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media
The Geneva History Center Museum in Geneva has 6 animated motorized doll-making figurines that graced the window of the Merra-Lee Shops in the 1960's and 70's on display in their windows on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media
An old tag indicates that the decorations were made by the Silvestri Art Manufacturing Company. The Geneva History Center Museum in Geneva has 6 animated motorized doll-making figurines that graced the window of the Merra-Lee Shops in the 1960's and 70's on display in their windows on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media
The Geneva History Center Museum in Geneva has 6 animated motorized doll-making figurines that graced the window of the Merra-Lee Shops in the 1960's and 70's on display in their windows on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media
The Geneva History Center Museum in Geneva has 6 animated motorized doll-making figurines that graced the window of the Merra-Lee Shops in the 1960's and 70's on display in their windows on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media
The Geneva History Center Museum in Geneva has 6 animated motorized doll-making figurines that graced the window of the Merra-Lee Shops in the 1960's and 70's on display in their windows on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media
GENEVA — The elaborately detailed animated doll-makers on display in the window of the Geneva History Center just cry out “Nostalgia.” The 18-inch-tall figures once were displayed during the holidays in the windows of major department stores in Chicago, and eventually found a home in … Read More
