piano-organ

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Schweitzer, "still passably robust," was�when last heard from�busy playing Bach on his ant-proof piano-organ, treating and teaching the Africans, and writing his 21st book.

From Time Magazine Archive

Somewhere at a distance a cracked old piano-organ was romping and giggling rapturously through the syncopated measures of Tin Pan Alley's latest "rag."

From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph

But all the while she was straining her ears to listen to a piano-organ round the corner which was playing "Good-bye, Dolly Gray!"

From A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... by Jabberjee, Hurry Bungsho

On the day of their arrival there was the dinner, followed by charades, and a carpet dance to the accompaniment of the piano—or, to speak by the card, of the piano-organ.

From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.

From the piano-organ which he turned so gaily, Carry-on-Merry found it was necessary to caution the Griffin after his last frantic attempt to break through the ring of dancing children.

From The Tale of Lal A Fantasy by Paton, Raymond