Ok...maybe a stretch, maybe not, there are two variations of this jug, one does not have a period after the stamping, Little Brown Jug, and the other does. Thanks Bob for locating this variant for me, some will say this is not a variant, I say, end of discussion...PERIOD or lack of one..

E NORTON & CO

BENNINGTON VT.

Another example used to stamp Norton Stoneware

Bennington Museum Collection