Early, brown salt glazed liquor advertising stoneware hoop handle jug. Advertising impressed on front as shown, normal use and wear consistentw tih age, measuring approx 14" tall, see photos. At that time it was not unusual for wholesale drug firms to be in the liquor trade. Benton, Myers packaged its whiskey, probably secured from Ohio and Kentucky sources, in a variety of ceramic jugs, as shown here. These kinds of containers frequently were used by liquor dealers, knowing that that saloonkeepers and bartenders would pour it into their own bottles, many with fancy labels. Early Benton, Myers jugs usually are straight-sided and have the words “druggist” on them. Two are shown here, one with an Albany slip top and a Bristol glaze base, the other entirely covered with the brown glaze and a stenciled label. Later whiskey containers omit the “druggist” reference and are “ginger jar” shaped with underglaze labels. Some had bail handles.

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