What are those weird little piano things from the victorian era called?

I know, the question's kinda vague but I don't know how else to ask it. Somebody out there's gotta know what I'm talking about. They're these little pianos that seemed to be popular during the victorian era. They have a strange sound all their own, nothing like a piano. It's freakin' driving me crazy and I can't figure it out on my own.