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There were a lot of early fax machines. If you want one, a Western Union DeskFax is available on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-WESTERN-UNION-Fax-Machine-Box-of...

That device is well understood, and interfaces to modern equipment have been built. You might have to replace some tubes and capacitors.

Anyone know how Jenkins handled sync? That was a huge problem with early systems.