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
"Well, I merely heard you above the steam harmonicon at the switchback," said Miss Dale.
From An Open-Eyed Conspiracy; an Idyl of Saratoga 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
There was a moment’s silence, broken by a distant harmonicon.
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