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• “Big Data”: Analyzing the JA-RU Rack Toys

  

  Sorry for not posting last weekend, but I finally got a new desktop computer, and spent what free time I had getting it set up. It is much faster than my old... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2017 BOOKS

• New Exhibit RSS Feed Available

  I have mentioned before how using WordPress has advantages over plain HTML pages. One of these advantages is that WordPress automatically provides Really... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2017 BOOKS

• Happy Thanksgiving! Richie Rich Pilgrim Doll Posted

  

  While discovering that I had failed to acknowledge Local Comic Shop Day last year, I noticed that I had also never shared what is still the only... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2017 BOOKS

• Local Comic Shop Day 2017

  

  Because I had not formalized my list of special days, I missed acknowledging Local Comic Shop Day last year. This year I am more prepared. Please consider... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2017 BOOKS

• Starting the Next Hundred with Harvey’s Mascot, Joker

  

  With my technical issues resolved for the moment, I am finally able to start the next hundred exhibits. Today’s bit of Harveyana is a fairly recent addition to... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2017 BOOKS

• Harvey Comics Database Links Added

  I mentioned that I was loading an update to Windows because I had a feeling it would cause problems. Unfortunately, I was correct. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2017 BOOKS

• Harveyana!

  Sorry for not posting last weekend, I spent what free time I had struggling to load the Windows 10 Fall Creator’s Update on my old laptop. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2017 BOOKS

• 1968 Collegeville Costumes Catalog on Plaid Stallions

  Halloween is just around the corner! In my childhood, the Halloween season started with a trip to the store to buy a costume. I remember shelves stacked with... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2017 BOOKS

• 100th Exhibit Posted, Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Spooky with Boat Variant

  

  This is a bittersweet day for the Harvey Mercheum. On the sweet side, today’s exhibit is the 100th: Happy 100th Exhibit! This is a great milestone for the... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2017 BOOKS

• Starting the Richie Rich Three Dimensional Stickers Exhibits

  

  I am still trying to catch up after my vacation. Shortly after I returned, Mr. Karswell posted on his “and everything else too” blog about two sets of Three... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2017 BOOKS

• Antique Trader Article on Collecting

  Sorry for the lack of new exhibits. I went away on vacation for a week, and while I am back now, I am having trouble catching up. I hope to post a new exhibit... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 BOOKS

• Banned Book Week 2017

  Today starts Banned Book Week. Given the current political climate in the United States, our right to read is more precious than ever. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2017 BOOKS

• Museum Day Live! 2017

  Today is Museum Day Live! While it is fun to visit virtual museums like the Harvey Mercheum, it is much better to see exhibits in person if possible. Search... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2017 BOOKS

• Special Days

  I am not sure what made me start acknowledging “special days”, but I have been doing it almost since the start of the Mercheum Blog. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2017 BOOKS

• Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Spooky in Chair Variant Exhibit Posted

  

  Returning to the “Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles”, today we have the first of two puzzles featuring the “tuff” little ghost, Spooky. Here he is sitting in a chair,... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2017 BOOKS

• Intelligent Collector Interview Now in Print!

  The interview I did earlier this year for the Intelligent Collector magazine has been printed in their Fall 2017 issue! You can read the full text of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2017 BOOKS

• Richie Rich Pencil Case with Lunch Money Pocket Jigidi Puzzle

  

  It’s almost back to school time, and here at the Harvey Mercheum, that means pencil cases! While I do have several more to exhibit, the next exhibit to be turne... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2017 BOOKS

• Forever 21 x Alec Monopoly Travel Case Exhibit Posted

  

  I was going to finish the Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles today, but there was talk recently on the Harvey Comics Facebook group about Alec Monopoly, and I felt I shoul... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2017 BOOKS

• World Photo Day 2017

  Today is World Photo Day! I missed the chance to acknowledge it last year, so I am happy to be able to do so this year. Photography is very important to me,... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2017 BOOKS

• Spring Cleaning, in August

  I saw a post on Facebook the other day about decluttering your WordPress blog, and it reminded me that I have never cleaned this website‘s database. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2017 BOOKS