Hmcurator
Founder and curator of the Harvey Mercheum
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The Harvey Mercheum
https://www.harveymercheum.com/
The mission of the Harvey Mercheum is to catalog and document as many unique examples of Harvey comics merchandise as possible, and to make this information accessible to collectors present and future.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 352 )
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Last Sticker Board Exhibit Posted
Today I am exhibiting the the last of the three sticker boards that are in the permanent collection, and the last that I know exist. This is one set of items... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2017 BOOKS -
Posts About Content Delivery Networks and Jetpack
I posted last week about making a number of changes to the Harvey Mercheum website, including activating Cloudflare and more Jetpack modules. Read more
Posted on 23 March 2017 BOOKS -
Sticker Board, Richie Rich Circus Variant Exhibit Posted
Today’s exhibit is the second of the three sticker boards that I am aware of. I am very surprised to note that this is the first exhibit featuring Little Dot! Read more
Posted on 19 March 2017 BOOKS -
The Harvey Mercheum is Now on a Content Delivery Network!
TL;DR: The website is now using Cloudflare; the “Follow the Mercheum” right sidebar has been redone; sharing, comments on posts and the Contact the Curator... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2017 BOOKS -
Sticker Board, Casper in the Enchanted Forest Variant Exhibit Posted
I realized it has been a long time since I posted an exhibit of an item of “questionable” origin. I would like to remind everyone that the purpose of the... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2017 BOOKS -
New Exhibit: More Money to Play With!
Sorry for not posting last weekend. I had really intended to, but got sick. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. Not a great start to the year, it’s March... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2017 BOOKS -
Focused Content
Reading Kevin Muldoon‘s blog post, Why You Need Your Content to Stay Focused, has made me feel rather guilty. I know I have been posting a lot in the Website... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2017 BOOKS -
Hosting Transition Complete!
When I first started this website, cost was a significant factor for me. Arvixe was well rated, and they offered a free domain name registry with their... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2017 BOOKS -
Hosting Transition to Start This Week
Sorry for the lack of new exhibits. Following the problems I was having late last month into early this month, I have decided to switch hosting companies. I hop... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2017 BOOKS -
Richie Rich Wallets Jigidi Puzzles
While I love Jigidi, and have been solving puzzles on the website for years, I am not thrilled that it uses Adobe Flash. I found a more technologically... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2017 BOOKS -
Retro Revival Blog Challenge Week 2: Event TV
I try not to stray too far from the topics of toys, comics and running a website in the Mercheum Blog. I am going to make an exception today to answer the secon... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2017 BOOKS -
New Exhibit: Here Comes the Sun!
I was going to post something different today, but posting the Larami Old Timer Cars to the new Harvey Mercheum Facebook page made me nostalgic for rack toys. Read more
Posted on 15 January 2017 BOOKS -
Date Archives Are Not the Best for Navigation
In my recap of the history of the Mercheum, I mentioned how deciding to start a website caused me to start paying more attention to the websites I already... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2017 BOOKS -
Retro Revival Blog Challenge Week 1: Snow Day
I got back into answering the Pop Culture League challenges just in time for Brian to disband the League. Retro Rambler offered to continue the concept, and... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2017 BOOKS -
First Exhibit for 2017! Richie Rich Toon Tumbler
A number of the items featured on this website would appeal to a variety of collectors. Today’s exhibit is one such item. While most glassware collectors... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2017 BOOKS -
Casper Punch Bag Jigidi Puzzle
Happy New Year! Here to start the new year off is a Jigidi puzzle of the Casper Punch Bag, enjoy! Casper Punch Bag To see all of the Harvey Mercheum puzzles, us... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2017 BOOKS -
The Harvey Mercheum is Now on Facebook!
I mentioned way back in March that I was again considering a Facebook page for the Harvey Mercheum. A blog post I read recently made me finally follow through. Read more
Posted on 29 December 2016 BOOKS -
Pop Culture League Challenge 18: Do Over
Continuing my renewed posting momentum, I decided to check out the current challenge on the Pop Culture League. It turns out the topic is one very near and... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2016 BOOKS -
Richie Rich Stamp Set Jigidi Puzzle
On to more fun topics! Today I am starting the Jigidi puzzles of the 2015 exhibits. Up first we have the Richie Rich Stamp Set by Larami. Enjoy! Read more
Posted on 11 December 2016 BOOKS -
Harvey Comics Covers!
While I was hiding, I also missed an opportunity to share a nice little article on Scoop about Harvey Comics covers: COVER STORY: Harvey Comics It’s hard to... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2016 BOOKS