You have to wonder what Christmas was like in 1877.  What surprises me about this jug is you would think many local Bennington residents would be visiting the Norton factory to get one of these made,making it a more common find...But not so. I know of one other unique Christmas jug with the inscription of "Wish you a Merry Christmas"

OLD FIRST CHURCH

"Perhaps after church services someone picked up one of the

 'Merry Christmas' Jugs from the Norton's."