First one dates back to 1805: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panharmonicon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panharmonicon. I've seen small mechanical ensembles from

First one dates back to 1805: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panharmonicon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panharmonicon. I've seen small mechanical ensembles from the 1920s, which included multiple bowed string instruments (which sounded horrible, BTW). Apparently, it was the ‘Phonoliszt Violina’ made by Hupfeld. There is more than one video on YouTube.