4 3/16" Slate Birdstone. MI. Holes intact, Few dings

4 3/4" Popeyed Slate Birdstone. Calhoun Co, MI. Excellent condition, holes intact. Mouth incising appears to have been added in modern times. Ex-BW Stephens (Bi-32)

4 1/2" Birdstone. Gennesse Co, MI. Pictured in the Birdstone Book, p499-E. Townsend identified as "purple slate" Excellent condition, holes intact. Well tallied along back. Ex-Dr. T. Hugh Young. Pictu

4 1/8" Slate Birdstone. Randolph Co, IN. Front hole intact, back anciently salvaged. Neat example. Well made, nice polish. Ex-B.W. Stephens (Bi-70)

3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Lucas Co, OH. Top of tail restored. Holes intact. Ex-Earl Townsend, Jim Johnston (Townsend acquired 1966), Dr. T. Hugh Young. Writing on bottom appears to be Meuser's. Pictured

4 3/8" Slate Birdstone. Found in 1903 in Ohio Co, KY. Overly cleaned, but otherwise fine condition. Holes intact. Ex-Earl Townsend, Wilbur Cunningham, Richard Harding. Pictured in Townsend's 2013 Sale

4 1/8" Slate Birdstone. Montgomery Co, OH. Very well made, holes intact. Brown banded Slate. Davis G10 COA

3 1/4" Long Neck Slate Birdstone. Wood Co, OH. Found 1903. Townsend's last Birdstone. Acquired 1987 from Menard Wilson. Ex-Ladow Johnston. T-5286 (actually T-5268 in book). Holes intact, fine conditio

2 3/4" Bust Birdstone. IN. Brown slate. Holes intact. Eyes have been ground/salvaged almost flat with the head

2 5/8" Hardstone Bust Birdstone. Branch Co, MI. A few dings and scuffs, but a good old Birdstone with holes intact

4 3/8" Long Neck Birdstone. Iona Co, MI. Green slate. Good condition. Back hole broken out with tie on groove by tail. Ex-Dale Roberts, Dr. Stan Copeland, Bruhns, Cameron Parks, Dr. TH Young and BW St

5" Birdstone. OH. Slate. Holes intact. Over cleaned by early colletor. Finely made, classic shape. Ex-John Kohr. Jackson G9 COA

3 1/2” Banded Slate Birdstone. Wood Co, WV. (rare West Virginia Bird!) Anciently salvaged head. Very well made. Holes intact. Pictured in Who's Who #11 (p319) and in Kevin Pipes' Oct. 2012 aucti

3 1/4" Bar Amulet, OH. Round sleek design made of polished, banded Slate. Holes intact, nick near top back hole. Ex-Bob Yakimicki, Dr. Roland Bunch, Will Cunningham

2 7/8" Slate Birdstone. Crawford Co, OH (near Bucyrus. Ex-Earl Townsend (T-5219), Stan Copeland, Dr. TH Young. Holes worn but intact. Pictured in Townsend's January 2015 Sale Catalog (lot 267). Featur

4 3/16" L x 1 7/8" W Black & Sand Color Birdstone, Shiawasser Cnty, MI

5" Pop Eyed Birdstone. Ingham Co, MI. Banded Slate. Front hole break out., 2 small spots of repair. Very well pictured in Birdstone Book (p479, A) and on the cover of January 1949 Illinois Archaeologi

3 15/16" Birdstone. Williams Co, OH. Brown Slate. Very well made with crisp lines and a flared tail. Very fine condition with just minor scuffs. Holes intact. Davis G9 COA

2 3/8" Bust Birdstone. Miami Co, OH. Nicely banded Slate. Holes intact. Surface has some mineralization present. Ex-Lyle Guckert, Skip Bower. Pictured in Collectors II (CHAPA, p64). Putty and Partain

5 7/8" Slate Birdstone with Noded Eyes. Lenawee Co, MI. Ex-Earl Townsend (T-5296), C. Robinson. Rear hole worn through. Head has been restored. Vivid banding. Featured in Earl Townsend's January 2015

4 5/8" Green Banded Slate Glacial Kame Bar Gorget with groove between holes, old ding to corner with several tally marks to the edge, Ohio

2 5/16" Popeyed Birdstone. Kalamazoo Co, MI. Slate. Ex-Claude Stone, H.H. Spearman. Can be seen in WW#4 picture with Stone (p397). Also pictured WW#11, p133. Comes with a copy of Stone's log book page

5 7/16" Birdstone. Found near the turn of the century in Attica, IN (Fountain Co.). Very fine and large Fantail type. Vividly banded brown Slate. Excellent (G10) condition with holes intact. Ex-Stanle

4 3/16" Three Hole Spatulate. Cross Co, AR. Found by Bill Rowlett. Could be a banded hardstone, but looks like striped southern slate. Jackson and Motley COAs

Red & green with double drilled on base with each hole drilled from both sides, old inked inscription on base BS.21, 4 1/4" long x 3/4" wide x 1 1/2" high. Faben Collection, Defiance, Ohio, collected