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Encore: Mystery recordings will now be heard for the first time in about 100 years

Published April 6, 2022 at 4:29 PM EDT

A new machine at the New York Public Library can read cracked and broken wax cylinders, and play recordings from regular people not heard in about 100 years. It's one of seven in the world.

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