Remember the Trapper Keeper? Part binder, part filing system with Velcro closures and unique designs, the original Trapper Keeper by Mead was a classroom icon of the ’80s and ’90s. While the Trapper ...

Editor's Note (06/24): When E. Bryant Crutchfield passed away at the age of 85 in 2022, he left behind a legacy—and more than a little controversy. After mainstream media outlets cited this article to ...

If you were a kid in the 80s or 90s, you know you remember the Trapper Keeper. That magical binder device that would keep all of your school supplies organized? Well, now the Trapper Keeper is back, ...

For the most part, I’ve always been excited by the first day of school: new teachers, new friends (sometimes), and best of all, new stuff. The first day of school, much to my parents’ dread, meant new ...

The inventor of a familiar part of 1980s classrooms has died, according to The New York Times. E. Bryant Crutchfield, a paper-company executive from Greenville who was a graduate of Auburn University, ...