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

Try a few, crank up the calliope and make your own show.

From New York Times

Linthicum also contributes saloon piano and calliope organ, as well as weepy steel guitar on “Old Fashioned Man,” a country waltz about not dancing.

From Washington Times

But the fair website says drive-thru exhibits included old fire trucks, livestock and a calliope.

From Seattle Times

“It had a steam powered organ — a calliope — that was inimitable,” wrote Chuck.

From Washington Post