Potter's Wax Museum Mold List - May 1992
Among the thousands of items within the WAXIPEDIA ARCHIVES this has got to be one of the most interesting.
It is a list of available molds for the figures displayed at Potter's Wax Museum.
George L. Potter's International Hall of Fame opened on the ground floor of the Plaza Hotel at 1 King Street in beautiful, historic St. Augustine, Florida and featured (literally) hundreds of wax figures created by Gems Wax Models of London. At it's peak, this small city attraction was the second largest wax museum in the world (only beaten by Madame Tussaud's of London).
Now how or when the molds made their way to the United States, I have no idea, and where they are today is even a bigger unsolved mystery, but I am an optimist who hopes that one day they will fall (unscathed) into the right hands and will be put to good use! But, until that time, enjoy this list and imagine all the hard work that went into producing these molds (and pray they are safe and sound......somewhere).
Now how or when the molds made their way to the United States, I have no idea, and where they are today is even a bigger unsolved mystery, but I am an optimist who hopes that one day they will fall (unscathed) into the right hands and will be put to good use! But, until that time, enjoy this list and imagine all the hard work that went into producing these molds (and pray they are safe and sound......somewhere).
(click the pictures for full-sized High Definition images)
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As a resource, the WAXIPEDIA ARCHIVES was established in 2014 as a repository for physical examples and information pertaining to these educational goals. Consisting of thousands of items (ranging from century-and-a-half year old guidebooks to life-sized wax figures) the ARCHIVES are the backbone of WAXIPEDIA's mission and we hope to inspire future generations of artists, designers, historians and fans.
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