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... LITTLE BROWN JUGS WERE MADE IN BENNINGTON VERMONT BY THE NORTON FAMILY IN THE LATE 1800'S. THESE MINI STONEWARE JUGS WERE SOLD AS SOUVENIERS AT CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS, FAIRS AND EXPO'S. THEREFORE IT IS NOT SURPRISING TO SEE MANY MINIATURE JUGS WITH BATTLE OF BENNINGTON REFERENCES SCRATCHED INTO THEM, THEY USUALLY BEAR THE AUGUST 16, 1877 DATE. THERE WERE ALSO MANY PRODUCED FOR THE JULY 4, 1876 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. WE ALSO SEE EXAMPLES MADE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION AS WELL AS THE POULTNEY INDUSTRAIL FAIR. CAPTAIN JOHN STARTED THE NORTON POTTERY, JULIUS NORTON PRODUCED THE NICEST EXAMPLES OF BLUE DECORATED STONEWARE, BUT IT WAS EDWARD NORTON WHO SOLD THOUSANDS OF THESE MINIATURE STONEWARE ALBANY SLIP SCRATCHED LITTLE BROWN JUGS WHICH I ENJOY COLLECTING. GO PAY A VISIT TO THE BENNINGTON MUSEUM TO SEE SOME TRUE RARITIES.
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