Geving v. Fitzpatrick

The A. Lincoln Wax Museum.

Like a modern-day Madame Tussaud, the sculpting of figures from wax was a unique and gifted talent that was nurtured and developed by a certain Henry Geving.

Furthermore, he researched the possibility of a wax museum in Springfield dedicated to the Lincoln heritage. However, he and his wife lacked sufficient capital to organize such a venture. It was not until they introduced their plan to J. R. Fitzpatrick, who had previously tried to build a wax museum in Springfield, that the idea began to take form.

The Gevings and Fitzpatrick agreed in essence that Fitzpatrick…