harmonicon

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This may result in a piece played on an instrument from the musical instruments collection, such as the work Glenn Kotche, the drummer for the band Wilco, wrote for a 19th-century stone harmonicon.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2015

There was a moment's silence, broken by a distant harmonicon.

From Quaint Courtships by Howells, William Dean

The music consisted of a harmonicon and a notched gourd, which was scraped with an iron rod to mark the time.

From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward

A wheezing strain from the harmonicon followed her into the May sunshine, then ended, abruptly—Mrs. Price had begun!

From An Encore by Stephens, Alice Barber

He was quite a musician, and touched the harmonicon, banjo and accordeon with skill and feeling.

From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)