Fitzgerald Pottery - Dillsburg, Pennsylvania

One of my friends, Tim, has a pottery addiction. I'm not sure how it started, but whenever he comes down we wind up going to one or two of the pottery shops in and around Gettysburg (I'll review some of these at a later date). On his most recent trip, I did a web search and found a potter that we had not been to before. And lo! It was on our way to Wegmans and Ashcombe's in Mechanicsburg. We had to go.

It was pouring down rain that day. I'll use this as my excuse for missing the road. Actually, my mother and I went more recently and I found that the road is not well marked anyway. Either way, I missed the road and we had a nice, short toddle around the countryside trying to find our way back.


While I thought their display area was tiny, I was very pleasantly surprised by their work. It is gorgeous. This is the type of pottery I would gladly shell out money for a full set of tableware, I just love their glazing technique and colors. They have a unique style, too, and a wide variety of items for any budget. Mugs, beer mugs, casserole dishes of all sizes, platters, plates and bowls, as well as decorative items like pumpkins and candle holders.


When Tim and I were there, we hovered around their 2nds rack, and while some items were obviously cracked or in some other way not perfect, most of them were just as usable and beautiful. I picked up a bread tray for a friend (had a small crack, at $28 it was half price), Tim picked up two small plates. We also had a chance to watch a woman throwing some future liquid soap dispensers.


My mother and I went during their Christmas season open house, which was very nice. The whole workroom, which is very large, was cleaned up and made into a showroom. It was wonderful, I wanted it all. Of course, I couldn't *get* it all, so I settled for a small dish and two of the hanging flowerpots I fell in love with the last time I was there. The flower pots (small ones are $26, large $36) are for gifts, the bowl ($8) is for our sponges at the kitchen sink. Mom got a candle holder for $10. They also had some santa and snowman candle holders similar to the pumpkin ones they had around Halloween.


Fitzgerald Pottery is just of Rt. 15, south of Dillsburg. It is easiest to get to from the southbound lane, otherwise you will be turning across heavy, fast moving traffic. It is the same road that has the huge Antique Barn off the Northbound lane. Keep this in mind otherwise you stand a better chance of missing the road. The pottery itself is on the left side of Range End Rd.


Please check out their website for more images of their work, or better yet stop in sometime and check them out for yourself.


Fitzgerald Pottery
954 Range End Road
Dillsburg, Pennsylvania 17019
Phone : 717-432-8124

Monday - Friday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM