calliope
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Then we went through our industrial phase: The calliope appeared atop a plume of pressurized steam in the early 1850s.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023
Her six-year-old feet skimming swiftly over battered gray grass, twinkly, too-bright colored lights, shards of mirror, the wild music of a steam calliope.
From The Verge ● Feb. 8, 2019
It was performed exclusively by kids -- little kids, bigger kids, teenagers – but was a full-on big top experience, with sawdust and a calliope, acrobats and aerialists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2018
After the work’s brief weekend appearance is over, Ms. Walker will be back in possession of a loud calliope in a large wagon.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2018
It was the steam calliope on the Case Special, flinging a tune to the four winds.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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