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While the widespread commercial success of this idea never took hold, radio stations continued broadcasting newspapers and images well into the 1940s and hundreds of facsimile printers were sold to consumers nationwide. Recently, several homemade, lathe-cut 12” records were discovered at a thrift store in Cambridge, MA, containing rare audio recordings of radio facsimile broadcasts from the first half of the 20th century. 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While the widespread commercial success of this idea never took hold, radio stations continued broadcasting newspapers and images well into the 1940s and hundreds of facsimile printers were sold to consumers nationwide. Recently, several homemade, lathe-cut 12\u0026rdquo; records were discovered at a thrift store in Cambridge, MA, containing rare audio recordings of radio facsimile broadcasts from the first half of the 20th century. 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