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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Get Organized!
For those of you who have more free time on your hands, The Intelligent Collector magazine just published a great checklist of five ways to improve your... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2020 BOOKS -
Last Three Wonder Books as Jigidi Puzzles
It’s been over a month since I posted anything to Jigidi! Today we finish the Wonder Books contributed by Rick Beckham, enjoy! Read more
Posted on 03 May 2020 BOOKS -
World Intellectual Property Day 2020
Today is World Intellectual Property Day! This year’s theme is an important one, “Innovate for a Green Future”, but no physical events have been organized,... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2020 BOOKS -
Zoom Background Added to Downloads
Now you can show your support for the Harvey Mercheum by using the new “Explosion of Merchandise” background while on Zoom! The image has been sized according t... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2020 BOOKS -
Buy Me a Coffee!
I mentioned in one of the posts about the history of the Harvey Mercheum website about how I looked to the websites I was already visiting for inspiration. Read more
Posted on 19 April 2020 BOOKS -
I’m Still Here
Sorry for not posting last weekend. I am very fortunate, in that I am still employed, and my employer gave me the equipment I need to work from home. Read more
Posted on 11 April 2020 BOOKS -
28 Exhibits Posted in Sixth Year!
Oh my goodness, between working from home and staying indoors, I have gotten so disoriented, I almost forgot that today is the six year anniversary of the Harve... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2020 BOOKS -
Talking Casper Doll Guest Exhibit Posted
Some excellent progress this morning on the toys Mattel made for Harvey! First off, I embedded a television commercial for the Casper Music Box on its exhibit... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2020 BOOKS -
First Three Wonder Books as Jigidi Puzzles
Being stuck inside is a great excuse for solving Jigidi puzzles! Today we start the Wonder Books contributed by Rick Beckham, enjoy! Read more
Posted on 22 March 2020 BOOKS -
Gloria Mini-maquette Guest Exhibit
I frequently say how it is better to see museum exhibits in person, but with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) going around, virtual museums are having their... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2020 BOOKS -
Richie Rich Iron-on Patch Guest Exhibit
Today we have a new exhibit from an old friend of the Harvey Mercheum! Our first guest contributor, Richie Rich Yahoo Group member Duff, recently got back in... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2020 BOOKS -
Harvey Merchandise Ads Part 3: the 1970’s
Continued from part 2:Harvey merchandise ads part 2: the 1960’sToday we conclude Rick Beckham’s scans of advertisements for Harvey merchandise with a total of... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2020 BOOKS -
Three New Jigidi Puzzles to Start off March
Here are the next three Jigidi puzzles, two Casper items and a Wendy and Sad Sack item, enjoy!Casper 8 Safety ButtonsCasper Ultra uncut 9 card sheetSad Sack... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2020 BOOKS -
Harvey Merchandise Ads Part 2: the 1960’s
Continued from part 1:Harvey merchandise ads part 1: the 1950’sToday we continue Rick Beckham’s scans of advertisements for Harvey merchandise with a total of... Read more
Posted on 29 February 2020 BOOKS -
PHP Version Updated Again
It’s funny, it was just over a month ago that I manually updated PHP from 7.1 to 7.2. SiteGround has just jumped their managed PHP version from 7.1 to 7.3,... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2020 BOOKS -
Harvey Merchandise Ads Part 1: the 1950’s
After submitting so many wonderful guest exhibits, Rick Beckham then started going through his comic book collection, looking for advertisements for Harvey... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2020 BOOKS -
Casper Story Record Guest Exhibit Posted
Today we have the last of the guest exhibits from Rick Beckham. Long before they worked with PolyGram’s Parachute label, Harvey Comics used Peter Pan Records... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2020 BOOKS -
SiteGround’s Move to Google Cloud
I have received confirmation that the server move that happened while I was away was part of SiteGround’s move to Google Cloud. That’s right, the Harvey Mercheu... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2020 BOOKS -
Back from Trip with Four New Jigidi Puzzles
I am back from a trip, and ready to continue our retrospective! While I was gone, SiteGround moved the Harvey Mercheum website to a new shared server. Read more
Posted on 09 February 2020 BOOKS -
First Four Jigidi Puzzles for the New Year
Here are the the first four Jigidi puzzles for 2020, enjoy!Richie Rich Play Money SetCasper soapCasper and Friends Three Dimensional StickersCasper and Friends... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2020 BOOKS