melotrope
/ˈmɛlətrəʊp/(also mélotrope) Music. Now historical
noun
A device for playing music automatically on a keyboard instrument, using a stencil of perforated cardboard strips made by a melograph.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Logansport (Indiana) Daily Pharos. From French mélotrope from mélo- + ancient Greek -τροπος.
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