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

He played upon the old harmonicon, "organic law," and "the harmony of the statutes."

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

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

From Quaint Courtships by Howells, William Dean

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

The lad from Lucerne went first, playing briskly upon the harmonicon; the others followed two and two, and Oscar in the middle held aloft the banner.

From Gritli's Children by Brooks, Louise