Olde Factory Antiques & Crafts

Don’t bother. Flea market quality and really rude workers. They greet you with warning after warning after warning.
Don’t bring your kids, you break it you bought it, don’t ask for discounts, we’re watching you, we prosecute, don’t ruin your life, etc.
Finally, they put cookies, crackers and candy out. We watched all the «Q-​tips» put their hands in and out several times.
Yuck city.
Go to Crossroads. They are actually pleasant and helpful.

Good mix of unique originals and home made items. Primitives are unique. Very inexpensive compared to other ares.

This building just kept on going, which was a really nice surprise.
We had seen previous Unilocal reviews but we had no idea this place has THREE floors!
Tons of different vendors with different price ranges.
I recommend if you go in the spring/​summer/​early fall where clothing that is light weight. The building is not air conditioned well. There’s fans on the bottom floor but still fairly stuffy and then of course, as you go up it gets pretty hot.
They do have elevators if needed.
The only bathrooms are located on the first floor.

This place is amazing!!! So excited I found this store! Three floors of beautiful, one-​of-​a kind items. I am anxious to go back and see what I can find next time. Allow for substantial time to look through this store because it is an extremely large, old, warehouse type building filled with antiques, crafts, handmade items, and nostalgia galore. Enjoy your visit! I had a blast!!!

This place is the real deal. My Nirvana. My happy place. Three floors of pure vintage bliss. Super cheap prices (especially with Philadelphia as my benchmark) and new things all the time. I need a bigger house.

Awesome stop. 3 story factory converted into an antique shop. Lots of glassware, some furniture, lamps, a few crafts. Pretty good mix. I left them 20 bucks.

Lots of fun stuff to look at. Good prices on most things. Enjoyed it very much. Only uncomfortable element was the climate. Very hot on the upper two floors, but would go again in a heartbeat.

This store has a lot of stuff. A –lot.- Three floors of knick-​knacks, kitchenware, old stuff, vintage stuff, books, jewelry, furniture, etc. It took me the better part of two hours to go through it all. There’s probably something in there for everyone. It was my first time in an antique shop, and it was fun. The ladies who work there were kind.
I found a few saucers and teacups made by people I’m related to. Cool!

Decent amount of antiques, primitives and crafts, on three floors. With each floor having around 50 vendors. Comparable to Old Sled Works. Ample parking avaialble, accepts cash, credit cards, and local checks.

Too much glassware and crafts for my taste and not much in the way of vintage or iconic ‘stuff’.

I’ve been to a lot of unique antique shops in my travels, and I still feel like one the best ones is two miles from my childhood home. The Olde Factory is one of the largest, kitschiest, and greatest shops (antique or otherwise) in Central PA.
What used to be a shoe factory has been converted into a three story warehouse of vintage knickknacks, country-​style crafts, and whimsical relics from yesteryear. The store is laid out in 150+ «cubicles» stocked with the wares of local vendors. The organization takes a while to get used to, but it’s more than worth perusing.
Since there are a wide variety of (unmanned – you just pay at the register) vendor stands, the prices do vary. But the vast majority of items here are very inexpensive for their quality. Not two weeks after buying one myself, I found a flawless letterpress tray here for $ 18. In Philly I paid almost double. I’m still kicking myself.
TLDR; If you are anywhere near Harrisburg/​Hummelstown/​Hershey and enjoy funky antiques, put the Olde Factory on your (short-​to-​non-​existent) list of places to visit.
PROTIP: There is a room here that is entirely decked out in old school cast iron skillets and cookware. Drop $ 8 – 12 and get pre-​seasoned cookware with some serious history.