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 Madame
Marie Tussaud began her remarkable
wax sculpting career at the age of six. Forced to
create death masks of persons executed during the
Reign of Terror, she turned that collection of
horrors into the nucleus of the most famous wax
museum in the world. |
 Abel Buell
first gained exposure for his skill as an
engraver when he was discovered making money in
his home, literally. In 1769 he designed and cast
the first American-made printing type. In 1784 he
published the first American-made map of the
United States. |
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