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 ( 354 )
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Jigidi Puzzles Get Caught Up!
I have only posted three new exhibits in this, the seventh year of operation of the Harvey Mercheum website. While this may seem bad, it has allowed me to... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2020 BOOKS -
What Separator Should I Use in My Titles?
I’m glad I am not the only one to worry about such things. Back when I first started the Harvey Mercheum website, a double greater than symbol was the title... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2020 BOOKS -
Trying out Yoast’s New How-to Block
Earlier this month, I read about Yoast‘s latest effort to integrate Schema.org structured data into WordPress. They created a Gutenberg block to post how-to... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2020 BOOKS -
Three More Guest Exhibits as Jigidi Puzzles
I am enjoying the long Labor Day weekend, and I hope you are too! And what better way to relax than by doing jigsaw puzzles? Today we have three more Jigidi... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2020 BOOKS -
Harvey Postcard
It’s been a while since I posted any ephemera from the Harvey Comics corporate offices. Today I would like to share a postcard, sent from Circulation Director... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2020 BOOKS -
World Photography Day 2020
Today is World Photography Day! While participants are encouraged to share their best photos on social media today, I try to share my best photos year round on... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2020 BOOKS -
Three Guest Exhibits as Jigidi Puzzles
It seems that while I was busy redoing my home office, I forgot to acknowledge World Wide Web Day, sorry about that! My home office is shaping up nicely, time t... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2020 BOOKS -
No More Lovin’
Sorry for not posting last weekend, I bought myself a new desk and spent the weekend reorganizing my home office. Before I got going on that project, I read an... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2020 BOOKS -
Casper Boy Scouts of America Button Exhibit Posted
It’s been a while since we celebrated National Pin-back Button Day, so I thought I would get a head start on it this year. Today’s exhibit is a pin-back button... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2020 BOOKS -
2015 Exhibit Guide Available for Download
It’s been almost exactly one year since I posted the 2014 Exhibit Guide. Here, finally, is the PDF book with all 26 exhibits posted in 2015:2015 Exhibit GuideI... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2020 BOOKS -
Teams Background Added to Downloads
Lifehacker posted this article a couple of weeks ago about how to use a custom background in Microsoft Teams:How to Use Custom Backgrounds in Microsoft Teams... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2020 BOOKS -
Two Sad Sack Books as Jigidi Puzzles
Happy Independence Day to my fellow Americans! Today we celebrate with two Jigidi puzzles of books contributed by Rick Beckham as guest exhibits. The books... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2020 BOOKS -
Casper Cartoon Viewer Exhibit Posted
The seventh year of operation for the Harvey Mercheum website is not off to a great start. It has been a month since I posted an exhibit, and that exhibit was... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2020 BOOKS -
Gift Shop Products Updated!
No new exhibit this weekend, sorry! I spent what time I had to work on the Mercheum working on the long neglected Gift Shop, powered by Zazzle. All products hav... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2020 BOOKS -
Plastic Drink Cups Guest Pictures
Today we have photos of four very neat plastic drink cups provided by Paul Merolle. I really wanted to make these exhibits, but Paul says he is not sure they... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2020 BOOKS -
Four Pepsi Glasses as Jigidi Puzzles
We recently revisited the Pepsi Collector Series glasses made by Brockway Glass, and today we have Jigidi puzzles of four of the glasses contributed by Rick... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2020 BOOKS -
Wendy Doll Exhibit Posted
I can’t believe it has been almost a month since I posted a new exhibit, sorry! The last exhibit was a Casper doll, I thought it would be appropriate to follow... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2020 BOOKS -
International Museum Day 2020
Today is International Museum Day! The theme for 2020 is “Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion”. The aim is to become a rallying point to both celebrat... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2020 BOOKS -
Hot Stuff Prototype Glass
I would like to take a moment to welcome the newest supporter of the Harvey Mercheum website, Paul Merolle! He is a long time fan of Harvey Comics, with a... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2020 BOOKS -
R.I.P. Tommy Maletta
I would like to add my voice to those expressing their sorrow at the loss of Tommy Maletta, owner of Best Comics International. Tommy died of cancer, not Novel... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2020 BOOKS