French harp
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Then I do a number with the guit-tar and play the French harp and sing, all at the same time.
From Time Magazine Archive
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I think that old boy standing there in his silk hat and bare feet, playing his little French harp, was the funniest sight I ever saw.
From Sixes and Sevens by O. Henry
There was a band to lead the procession; a band of three boys, playing on a French harp, a jew's-harp, and a drum.
From The Story of Dago by Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze) Barry
Somewhere one is playing a tin flute, another is playing a French harp, and some are singing.
From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by John T. McCutcheon
The vocal cords do not vibrate as strings, like the strings of a violin, but somewhat as reeds, similar to the reeds of a French harp or reed organ.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters