# @originalbagbalm on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DH_9gMFymY1
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29224762-originalbagbalm-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4b6c60f473.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-04-03T21:24:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** originalbagbalm (@originalbagbalm) — https://gondola.cc/originalbagbalm

## Caption

After our April Fool’s post, we thought it would be a good time to reshare the real origin story of our brand and why it’s called Bag Balm… and yes! It’s about udders (aka “bags”)🐄

In the fall of 1889, the Lyster brothers of Lyndonville, Vermont formed the Dairy Association Co., to sell Kow Kure – a “tonic and conditioner” for dairy cows. They hired Lyndonville local John Norris to run the company and promote their cow tonic to local farmers. 

In 1899, a Wells River, Vermont pharmacist created a balm to soothe cracked, dry cow udders. Word spread quickly about this wonder-working “Bag Balm,” and John Norris traveled to Wells River and bought the rights to market and sell the skin-saving salve. To bring Bag Balm to market, Norris commissioned a green tin decorated with cows and red clovers – Vermont’s state flower.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| originalbagbalm | @originalbagbalm | https://gondola.cc/originalbagbalm | Brand |
| Greta Davis | @gretadavis | https://gondola.cc/gretadavis | Content Producer |
| Greta Davis | @gretadavis | https://gondola.cc/gretadavis | Photographer |
| Greta Davis | @gretadavis | https://gondola.cc/gretadavis | Social Media Manager |

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