Banded Slate ¾ Groove Axe

4 1/2" Banded Slate Full Groove Axe out of Roger Doedtman, Effingham, IL

4" Modern Banded Slate Full Groove Axe. Attractive axe made of colorful banded slate from Indiana. Maker Unknown

Nice lot featuring a full groove Axe in banded slate, and a diorite celt. Both from Madison Co., Indiana.

Excellent example from Indiana formerly of the Harold French Collection.  River stained Green Banded Slate. Nice surface polish.

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6 3/16” Unusual Slate ¾ Groove Axe with flared bit, possibly to mimic a Trade Axe, Ohio

5" Slate 3/4 Groove Axe. IN. A few dings, but fine Slate Axe example. Ex-Guy Ragusa

4 1/2" Slate 3/4 Groove Axe. Hendricks Co, IN. A few scuffs and dings, but a fine example of type. Ex-John Davidson

Marked Delahi, Indiana. Ex - Bratcher Collection. Early stages of manufacture.

8 3/8” long slate ¾ groove axe found in Miami Co., Ohio

3 3/4" 3/4 Groove Slate Axe. OH. Excellent slate example. Ex-Ballinger, Bourn. NOTE: ADDED 5/6/16 CORNER OF POLE HAS SOME RESTORATION

2 3/4" Full Groove Slate Axe. Warren Co, IN. Very good condition. Ex-John Davidson

3 1/2" Humped Bar Amulet. Lenawee Co, MI. Finely made of Banded Slate with cord groove engraved between holes. Fine condition. Ex-Dale Roberts, Paul Sellers (51 years). Found by Frank Ives in 1929. Pi

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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

3 7/16" Glacial Kame Gorget. Crawford Co, OH. Nicely banded Slate. Very good condition with cord/string groove engraved between holes. Ex-Dale and Betty Roberts

Red banded slate/argillite example of unknown origin (Northwestern? Eastern?) with significant signs of age. Old collection # 8366. Perhaps an unfinished example.

4 3/8" Double Bitted Axe Bannerstone. Randolph Co, IN. Has been glued (no filler) and overly cleaned. Even so, a graceful and very well made example of type. Vividly banded Slate

4 1/2" Rectangular (Axe) Bannerstone. Tipton Co, IN. Well patinated Banded Slate. Lines incised on top and bottom. Very slight hole breakout on back. Ex-Nick Cooksey, Cameron Parks, Earl Townsend. Jac

6 1/8" 3/4 Groove Axe. Brown Co, IL. Highly polished Slate Axe. Very good condition for material type. Motley COA

Indiana Banded Slate Bannerstone, undrilled bannerstone with grooved midsection (could be double head axe), marked "Wabash Co. IN, 1904", 4.25" x 2.25"

Small ¾ Groove Axe, Mace Head from Peru, Pottery Flute, Slate Disc (Payne Coll.) 2 Hole Gorget, Pick Preform (Hancock Co. Ohio)

6 7/8” 3/4 Groove Adze ,Rare, Field found, made of banded slate, found by Jack Baker, Wayne Co, IL

2 Banded Slate Boat Stones, both scooped out, one has groove on top, the other drilled, one hole broke out, both from Indiana, largest 2 3/8”