 Ted Staley bought and ran the John Brown Wax Museum from 2013 until now. And he says the wax figures aren't really wax, they're a synthetic. They are prone to some changes in coloration. And cold can get to them, but not heat, so there's no threat of melting. The museum tells the story of abolitionist John Brown, who led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry in 1859.