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Crutchfield had begun to evolve his loose-leaf ring binder "Trapper Keeper" in the 1970s, but took his time bringing it to market. [4] [5] It was officially released nationwide in 1981 by Mead. The company estimated that by the end of the 1980s, half of American middle and high schoolers owned one. [2]
A pink Five Star Trapper Keeper. Trapper Keeper is a brand of loose-leaf binder created by Mead.Popular with students in the United States and parts of Latin America from the 1970s to the 1990s, it featured sliding plastic rings (instead of standard snap-closed metal binder rings), folders, and pockets to keep schoolwork and papers, and a wrap-around flap with a Velcro closure (originally a ...
Lisa Frank's line of products—folders, pencil cases, erasers, Trapper Keepers, and notebooks—were very popular, and the company grossed over $60 million a year in sales during its peak in the 1990s. [4] In 1989, the company stopped using the hand-painted airbrushing technique and switched to using computer software. [2]
After the ‘80s sticker collecting trend wore down, Lisa Frank, Inc. began to place a focus on the back-to-school market, placing their characters and designs on folders, trapper keepers, pens ...
The stuff of nostalgia and parodies, MeadWestvaco's (NYS: MWV) Trapper Keeper is making a comeback. Although it may not compare with the "Dawson's Creek Trapper Keeper Ultra Keeper Futura S 2000 ...
He suggested the name "Trapper Keeper" for the binder that could hold the folders with vertical pockets, which ultimately became the iconic product. Additionally, Wyant designed the shape of the binder, the shape of the folders, the flap closure, the logo, and even the plastic clipboard in the back with the spot for the pencil, resulting in a ...
Miller was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the eldest of nine children of George W. and Harriet J. Miller. Miller's father was a merchant and tavern keeper in central Baltimore, and also had a farm in Hawkins Point. Miller attended a private school in Baltimore, John D. Craig's Academy, but did not receive formal art instruction there. [1]
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