hand organ
Cranked musical box
A hand organ is a portable mechanical instrument that plays music when a crank is turned, forcing air through pipes or reeds.
Street musicians historically used them, sometimes with a monkey collecting coins from passersby.
Also called a barrel organ or hurdy-gurdy, though technically distinct from both.
Rotary operating handle
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- pinsPointed sewing fasteners
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
reed · portable · grinder · hurdy-gurdy · street piano · mechanical · tune · melody
Revolving platform with seats
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
amusement · dance · audience · performance · celebration · parade · holiday · square
Public-space entertainer seeking donations
- grinderCrushing or sharpening device
- monkeyTailed primate mammal
- cupSmall drinking container
- coinsMetal money units
tips · sidewalk · corner · passersby · itinerant · wandering · curbside · cap
Quality from past eras
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- VictorianOf a prim era
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- bygoneOf earlier times
yesteryear · memories · sepia · classic · timeless · heritage · heirloom · melancholy
crank
Rotary operating handle
bellows · reed · portable · grinder · hurdy-gurdy · street piano · mechanical · tune · melody · air
carousel
Revolving platform with seats
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
carnival · amusement · dance · audience · performance · celebration · parade · holiday · square · gathering
busker
Public-space entertainer seeking donations
coins · tips · sidewalk · corner · passersby · itinerant · wandering · curbside · cap · pennies
vintage
Quality from past eras
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- VictorianOf a prim era
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
bygone · yesteryear · memories · sepia · classic · timeless · heritage · heirloom · melancholy · wistfulness
- mechanical musicmusic box, player piano, calliope, pianola, nickelodeon
- free reedsharmonica, accordion, concertina, melodica, harmonium
hand organviolin
Bowed string instrument
classical guitar · pipe organ · keyboard instrument · harpsichord · synthesizer
hand organgrand piano
Large horizontal keyboard instrument
pipe organ · cathedral organ · church organ · Steinway · Stradivarius
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