1729 SHOP
Looking for a unique Hershey souvenir, or a vintage-inspired gift? Stop in to the Hershey History Center to shop for gifts for friends and family, or as a memento of your visit. Find lots of one-of-a-kind items and mission-based goods, as well as locally made products. We are open on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10am to 3pm. Members of the Hershey History Center receive 10% discount off purchases. In-store purchase only. Sorry, no shipping available. Not all items at the gift shop are listed here. Stock will vary over time. Price is subject to change. We hope you stop by the 1729 Shop.
Hershey Bears (Sundries)
Tall beverage glasses with Hershey Bears logo. Hockey puck Christmas tree ornament.
Price: $10 one glass. $32 four glasses. $5 Puck Ornament.
Hershey Bears (DVD)
The B’ars to Bears film is a full-length documentary produced by the Hershey History Center, featuring the American Hockey League’s oldest and most successful franchise, the Hershey Bears. (Film trailer.)
Price: $20 (DVD)
Hershey Bears (Book)
The Hershey Bears: Sweet Seasons by Tim Leone tells the story of the oldest and most celebrated franchise in American Hockey League history, and winner of 13 Calder Cups since 2024.
Price: $24 (Paperback)
Home Decor
Paper-mache hanging ornaments handmade from vintage ski-ball tickets. Created by Hershey artisan Susan Mittan.
Price $15 small ball. $20 large ball.
Home Decor
Own a piece of Hershey history! During the 1930’s, Milton Hershey conducted an ambitious building campaign in order to provide work for local residents because of the difficult economy of the Depression years. Red terra cotta tiles were among those materials. The tiles can still be seen in The Hotel Hershey, the Community Building ambulance entrance, and possibly other structures no longer accessible to the public. These tiles were used in front of the Hershey Park Ballroom. The Ballroom itself was built around 1909, so these tiles would have been added at the front of the building much later.
Price: $25
Home Decor
Wooden keepsake box carved and decorated with United States Army detailing. 4 inches diameter.
Price: $17.50
Postcards
Colorful postcards by local photographer, John Miller. Sure to delight anyone who'll receive one of these in their mailbox!
Price: $1.50
Vintage-Inspired Wrapping Paper
Our wrapping paper (22 "x 28") captures the unique history of the town of Hershey. One design is a collage of postcards showing structures built by Milton Hershey for his town. Some are no longer standing, and some have been repurposed, but most still grace the landscape of the town. Another design features sketched images of iconic buildings. This paper replicates the paper used to wrap merchandise in the Hershey Department Store.
Price: $3.50 per sheet. $12 four sheets. $20 eight sheets.
Wooden Bowls
Hand-crafted bowls made from local sources of many different species of wood, including ash, cherry, lilac, English walnut, maple, and cedar. By Bill Henschke.
Price: $60 and up
Decorative Cushions
Authentic sugar bags from Cuba, circa. 1920-1945, used in the creation of cushions custom designed and made by Hershey artisan Susan Mittan.
Price: $100 for a 5lb cushion. $125 for a 100 lb cushion.
Decorative Pillows
Vintage pennant pillows created by Hershey artisan Susan Mittan. Made from high school class banners in the class colors. One of a kind unique item celebrating Hershey's heritage.
Price: $75
Caps
Hershey Speedway Caps. Made in the USA. Color - dark blue, gray, and tan. (Adult size.)
Price: $18
Apparel
Hershey Speedway T-Shirts in M, L, XL 2XL. (Adult sizes, only.) 50% cotton. 50% polyester. Hershey Speedway was intermittently active from 1939 through 1982. After races, fans and local businesses met in the Cocoa Inn to celebrate their love of the sport. This led to some of the nation's first auto racing sponsorships. These shirts commemorate both the sport and the iconic Inn.
Apparel
Training Camp T-Shirt. From 1951 to 1967, the Philadelphia Eagles came to Hershey for their summer training camp at the Hershey Stadium. The team stayed in Hershey for three weeks of preseason conditioning from late July to early August. Sizes: S. M. (Adult sizes, only.) Made by Royal Apparel.
Price: $25
Apparel
Stay Apparel T-shirts. Apparel with a local appeal.
Sizes: S. M, L, and XL. (Adult sizes, only.) Made in the USA. 100% cotton.
Price: $25
Retro View-Master
Limited edition View-Master reel of unique, colorized early downtown Hershey images. Includes a booklet containing fascinating facts about each of the seven images, such as the Cocoa House and the Hershey Store Company. Reel works with any View-Master, old or new.
Price: $20 View-Master. $20 Reel.
Artisanal Soap
Scrub up like a hockey player with charcoal and tea tree oil in the After Skate soap. All our soaps are hand crafted for Hershey History Center by Wild Lemon Soap Co.
Price: $10
Artisanal Soap
Chocolate treat with a fragrance of chocolate. Made with cocoa powder and chocolate fragrance oil, exclusively for Hershey History Center.
Price: $10
Artisanal Soap
Hang Tough soap crafted excusively for Hershey History Center by Wild Lemon Soap Co. Made from all natural ingredients. Fragrance blend of citrus, cedar wood and bay.
Price: $10
Artisanal Soap
One in a series of mission-based products. All made with natural ingredients. This one is a tribute to Harry Erdman, Hershey's first master gardener. Fragrance of fresh roses.
Price: $10
Tea Towels
Cotton kitchen towels with Hershey Chocolate Factory graphic. Made by Hershey artisan Susan Mittan.
Price: $10 per towel. $18 two towels.
Children's Books
Books on trains, trolleys, and chocoloate for young children. More titles available. Paperback and hardcover.
Price: $5.99 and up.
Pullback Trains
Kids will have hours of fun playing with Pullback trains.
Price: $2
LEGO® Trains
Build a LEGO® Train with this easy construction toy.
Price: $7
Patchwork Stuffed Animals (and Book)
Patchwork stuffed animals created by Susan Mittan are featured in the book, Mr. Hershey's Zoo. Produced by the Hershey History Center.
Price: $27 stuffed animal. $8 paperback book. ($30 stuffed animal and a book.)
Toy Trains
DIY Assembles train suitable for children age 5 and up.
Price: $18
Train Puzzles
3-D Wood puzzles. For children age 3 and up.
Price: $10 (30 piece puzzle). $12 (72 piece puzzle).
Books on American History
​Author Robert P. Watson is a Hershey native. (5 books available at the gift shop.) The Nazi Titanic. When Washington Burned. The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn. America's First Plague. George Washington's Final Battle.
Price: $17 and up. (Paperback & hardcover)
Book by a Local Author with a Local Interest
Early Schoolhouses of Derry Township by Anne M. Searer is a charming little book about the local area's schools in the 19th century.
Price: $18 (Paperback)
Book by a Local Author with a Local Interest
Finding Chocolate Alleys by Deborah Gould and illustrated by Judith Rush. Growing up in a town with chocolate in the air is magical. Exploring the streets and alleys of a small town was full of adventure for an eight-year-old riding her bike.
Price: $20 (Hardcover) $10 (Paperback)
Biography on Milton S. Hershey
Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams. By Michael D'Antonio.
Price: $18.99 (Paperback)
Notable Authors on World War Two
Hardcover and paperback titles by well known authors on World War Two.
Price: Please see the shop for information.
Book by a Local Author with a Local Interest
La Cucina di Nonna is an Italian cookbook written and designed by Vicki Pasquini Caloiero, celebrating her grandmother's recipes. It is a "una lettura deliziosa"!
Price: $45 (Paperback)
Major Dick Winters (Biography)
Hang Tough: The WWll Letters and Artifacts of Major Dick Winters by local authors, Erik Dorr and Jared Frederick.
Price: $30 (Hardcover)
Major Dick Winters (Poster)
Poster of Major Dick Winters' Ten Principles for Success: his guiding principles of leadership as composed in collaboration with friend and co-author Cole Kingseed.
Price: $20
Major Dick Winters (Themed Glasses)
Tall beverage glasses decorated with Major Dick Winters' Ten Principles for Success.
Price: $10 each. $32 four glasses.
Books by a Local Author with a Local Interest
Smoke(stacks) if you got 'em... Photos(of a town), Hershey, Pennsylvania: Two books that tell a photographic story of our town. Seen through the lens of local photographer John Martin.
Price: $20 each
Book by Local Authors with a Local Interest
Hershey Transit: Images of Rail by The Friends of the Hershey Trolley and the Hershey Derry Township Historical Society is just one of several titles on trolleys at the shop. Historic images depict the transit system's connections from Hershey, Pennsylvania, to neighboring communities.
Price: $21.99 (Paperback)
Book by a Local Author with a Local Interest
Semisweet: An Orphan's Journey Through the School The Hersheys Built by John O'Brien, former President of the Milton Hershey School.
Price: $31 (Hardcover)
Book by a Local Author with a Local Interest
Edited by C. Max Lang, David E. Jenkins, and John A. Waldhausen. The book discusses the role of the founders in the assessment of leadership, recruitment and funding of Penn State College of Medicine.
Price: $18.63 (Paperback)
Book by a Local Author with a Local Interest
Hershey (Then and Now) by James D. McMahon Jr., compares historical and contemporary images of places: how they used to look and how they look now, focusing on the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1903.
Price: $24.99 (Paperback)
Books on Trains for Adult Readers
Selection of books for adult readers with an interest in trains. These books are are second-hand and gently used.
Price: $5.00 each (Hardcover)