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• 29 Exhibits Posted in Fourth Year!

  

  Today is a rare conjunction indeed! Happy Easter, happy Passover, happy April Fools’ Day and happy four year anniversary of the Harvey Mercheum! Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2018 BOOKS

• The Psychology of Collecting

  I love collecting, and I love reading about collecting and collections. Online auction and gallery website invaluable just posted an interesting article about... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2018 BOOKS

• Richie Rich 4 Great Stories Story Record Jigidi Puzzle

  

  Our next Jigidi puzzle (and Facebook post) is one of the story records made by PolyGram under their Parachute label. Here is “4 Great Stories”:... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2018 BOOKS

• EXIF Data Removed from Images

  Every WordPress website should use some sort of image optimization plugin. For a long time, the Harvey Mercheum website used EWWW Image Optimizer. After an... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2018 BOOKS

• Richie Rich Fun Laces Exhibit Posted

  

  Taking a break from the Richie Rich Three Dimensional Stickers today to feature one of the first items in the permanent collection. I thought I had... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2018 BOOKS

• Hyperlink Structure Updated

  Another technical post today. I am pleased to announce that I have finished a project that took way longer than expected. I have gone through all 122 pages and... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2018 BOOKS

• Richie Rich Baseball Set Jigidi Puzzle

  

  Today we look back at one of the stranger, almost certainly unlicensed items in the permanent collection, the Richie Rich Inflatable Baseball Bat and Ball Set. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2018 BOOKS

• Google Search Console and Analytics

  I talked a bit recently about how I moved my Google Analytics to Google Tag Manager, and thought I had everything working. Well, I discovered that I had to... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2018 BOOKS

• They Stick on Anything!

  

  I am working on getting more guest exhibits for the Harvey Mercheum. In the meantime, I decided to resume the Richie Rich Three Dimensional Stickers. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2018 BOOKS

• Google and Facebook

  I did some work behind the scenes of the Harvey Mercheum website in February. I finally set up Google Tag Manager and moved my Google Analytics to it, more on... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2018 BOOKS

• Two Guest Exhibits of Toon Tumblers

  

  It has been a little over a year since I posted the Richie Rich Toon Tumbler exhibit. There has been some discussion about the Toon Tumblers on the Harvey Comic... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2018 BOOKS

• Harvey Mercheum Mouse Pad Now Available in Gift Shop

  

  I posted this weekend to the Harvey Mercheum Facebook page about how Zazzle was running a 25% off sale for President’s Day weekend. That sale has ended, but the... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2018 BOOKS

• Baby Huey Dog Toy Exhibit

  

  I am taking a break from stickers today. I was snowed in on Wednesday, and while I was home, I spent some time going through the permanent collection looking fo... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2018 BOOKS

• Continuing the Richie Rich Three Dimensional Stickers Exhibits

  

  I find it very hard to believe that it was back in October that I posted the first of the Richie Rich Three Dimensional Stickers, and started working on a way t... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2018 BOOKS

• Speed is Everything!

  Sorry for not posting last weekend, I was busy working behind the scenes to improve the Harvey Mercheum website. It is no secret that I am a big fan of Google... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2018 BOOKS

• Richie Rich Travel Set Jigidi Puzzle

  

  I love Jigidi, but I have never been thrilled with the fact that it is powered by Adobe Flash. I use an Android phone, and could never get Flash to work on it. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2018 BOOKS

• Happy National Bobblehead Day!

  

  Today is National Bobblehead Day! To celebrate, the first exhibit for the new year is another Wacky Wobbler from Funko, this time Wendy the Good Little Witch! Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2018 BOOKS

• Happy New Year! Welcome 2018!

  Happy New Year from the Harvey Mercheum! What a busy year 2017 was! Looking back, some of the highlights of 2017 that stand out to me include: Switching web... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2017 BOOKS

• Merry Christmas! Richie Rich Merry Christmas Doll Posted

  

  Before I get busy unwrapping presents and eating and visiting friends and relatives, I would like to take a moment to wish all of you, my readers, a very merry... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2017 BOOKS

• Casper and Friends Lampshade Jigidi Puzzle

  

  It has been over three months since I turned a Harvey Mercheum exhibit image into a Jigidi puzzle! Where does the time go? Here we have one of the views of the... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2017 BOOKS