SHAPIRO: The Trapper Keeper never ushered in technological apocalypse, but it did take over the world in a way. People bought more than 75 million of them. CHANG: Crutchfield himself was curious why.

Trapper Keepers became a fixture in the rad, rad world of 1980s school life, matching the era’s love for bright colors, adorable animals, trippy geometric shapes and lots of laser beams.

If you grew up in the '80s, there's a good chance you toted a Trapper Keeper to school every morning. Introduced by Mead in 1978, the trendy organizers are back on the scene this summer, and I'm ...

"Trapper Keepers and similar products were a simple pleasure that kids could enjoy; they were functional and well-designed,” Lisa Frank, who is a real person, told TODAY in a rare interview.

Like scrunchies and crushed velvet, trapper keepers aren’t just a fad of the ’90s anymore. Trapper keepers are making a comeback, and there’s a good reason why: they’re one of the most ...

Like scrunchies and crushed velvet, trapper keepers aren’t just a fad of the ’90s anymore. Trapper keepers are making a comeback, and there’s a good reason why: they’re one of the most ...

Like scrunchies and crushed velvet, trapper keepers aren’t just a fad of the ’90s anymore. Trapper keepers are making a comeback, and there’s a good reason why: they’re one of the most ...

The new Trapper Keeper tablet case from Kensington and Mead. Author: Cassidy Quinn and KGW.com Staff (KGW) Published: 10:07 AM PDT September 12, 2014 ...

If you don't look it up, then, yes, there is an amazing study group on Xbox Live. Buy your kid that 360.) But when you went back-to-school shopping, I'm going to guess you didn't buy a Trapper Keeper.

The Trapper Keeper, essentially a three-ring binder to hold and organize folders, is a product immediately recognizable to the generations that grew up making cassette mixtapes, laughing at ...

E. Bryant Crutchfield, the inventor of the Trapper Keeper, has died. The Trapper Keeper, as you might recall, was the hot school supply to have in the 1980s. I mean, I had to have one ...