I find adding a crank to anything quaint and hilarious. Even if just photoshoppedtm
A steam whistle that required a good crank and verifying subscrrription overrr dialup would end me
Edit: it must be a crank and it has to play the all around the blueberry bush progress song like the Sid’s handy jack in the box in Toy Story 1
There are plenty of low powered devices that are crank powered with a battery, particularly emergency equipment like flashlights and radios.