Sold20184 3/4" Popeyed Slate Birdstone. Calhoun Co, MI.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)See Sold Price
20184 1/2" Birdstone. Pictured in the Birdstone Book,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. PictuSee Sold Price
Sold20214 1/8" Slate Birdstone. Randolph Co, IN. Ex-B.W.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)See Sold Price
Sold2017Townsend Birdstone. Lucas Co, OH. Ex- Dr. Young3 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. PicturedSee Sold Price
Sold20184 3/8" Slate Birdstone. Pictured in Townsend's 20134 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 SaleSee Sold Price
Sold20194 1/8" Slate Birdstone. Davis G10 COA. Montgomery Co,4 1/8" Slate Birdstone. Montgomery Co, OH. Very well made, holes intact. Brown banded Slate. Davis G10 COASee Sold Price
Sold20183 1/4" Long Neck Birdstone. Wood Co, OH. Found 1903.3 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 conditioSee Sold Price
Sold20182 3/4" Bust Birdstone. IN. Brown slate. Holes2 3/4" Bust Birdstone. IN. Brown slate. Holes intact. Eyes have been ground/salvaged almost flat with the headSee Sold Price
Sold20182 5/8" Hardstone Bust Birdstone. Branch Co, MI. A few2 5/8" Hardstone Bust Birdstone. Branch Co, MI. A few dings and scuffs, but a good old Birdstone with holes intactSee Sold Price
Sold20184 3/8" Long Neck Birdstone. MI. Ex-Dale Roberts4 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 StSee Sold Price
Sold20175" Birdstone. OH. Slate. Holes intact. Jackson COA5" Birdstone. OH. Slate. Holes intact. Over cleaned by early colletor. Finely made, classic shape. Ex-John Kohr. Jackson G9 COASee Sold Price
Sold20223 1/2” Banded Slate Birdstone. Davis 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 auctiSee Sold Price
20223 1/4" Bar Amulet, OH. Round sleek design. Ex- Dr. Roland Bunch3 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 CunninghamSee Sold Price
Sold20162 7/8" Slate Birdstone. Ex-Townsend. Pictured2 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). FeaturSee Sold Price
Sold20214 3/16" L x 1 7/8" W Balck & Sand Color Birdstone,4 3/16" L x 1 7/8" W Black & Sand Color Birdstone, Shiawasser Cnty, MISee Sold Price
Sold20175" Pop Eyed Birdstone. Very well pictured in5" 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 ArchaeologiSee Sold Price
Sold20233 15/16" Birdstone. Davis G9 COA. Williams Co, OH. Brown Slate. Very well made3 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 COASee Sold Price
Sold20192 3/8" Bust Birdstone. Miami Co, OH. Pictured in2 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 PartainSee Sold Price
Sold20165 7/8" Slate Birdstone with Noded Eyes. Ex-Townsend5 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 2015See Sold Price
Sold2018Glacial Kame Bar Gorget4 5/8" Green Banded Slate Glacial Kame Bar Gorget with groove between holes, old ding to corner with several tally marks to the edge, OhioSee Sold Price
20172 5/16" Popeyed Birdstone. Kalamazoo Co, MI. Slate.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 pageSee Sold Price
Sold20215 7/16" Birdstone. Attica, IN (Fountain Co.). Fantail5 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-StanleSee Sold Price
Sold20164 3/16" Three Hole Spatulate. Cross Co, AR. Jackson4 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 COAsSee Sold Price
Sold2021Native American Banded Slate Bird StoneRed & 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, collectedSee Sold Price
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts5 1/4" Slate Birdstone. Found in 1936 in Wood County, OH. near Bowling Green. Formerly in theUS$500(1 bid)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4" Porphyry Popeyed Birdstone. Branch County, MI. Purchased from the Horace Chope estate (MN). HasUS$500(1 bid)
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Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4 5/16" Key Hole Pendant. Orange and black banded Slate. Mercer County, OH (Ft. Recovery). Ex DaveUS$50(1 bid)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4 3/16" Tube Pipe. Greenstone. Wayne County, MO. Recovered along Mill Creek in 1880 by Mr. Rhodes onUS$50
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4 3/16" Thebes Point. Beautiful Avon Chert. Warren County, IL., near Little York. Ex Bob Ickes andUS$50(1 bid)