Answer: phonograph

AnswerCrossword Clue
PHONOGRAPHCD player's predecessor
PHONOGRAPHEdison's brainchild
PHONOGRAPHEdison's child
PHONOGRAPHNeedle holder
PHONOGRAPHThomas Edison's 1877 good idea
phonographAn early sound-reproducing machine that used cylinders to record as well as reproduce sound
phonographA record player
phonographa character or symbol used to represent a sound, esp one used in phonography; also, gramophone