Sold20163 1/8" Slate Birdstone. Ex-Townsend. Birdstone Book3 1/8" Slate Birdstone. St. Joseph Co, IN. Brown Slate. Ex-Earl Townsend (#1732), R.K. Meyer, Ed Payne. Purple slate with cut mouth, drilled eyes and tallied tail. Fine condition with holes intact. PiSee Sold Price
Sold20172 3/8" Slate Birdstone. Pictured Birdstone Book2 3/8" Slate Birdstone. McHenry Co, IL (Richmond). Ex-Earl Townsend (#1757), E.K. Petrie, A. B. Cassell. Pictured in the Birdstone Book (p369-E). Banding forms an eye. Excellent Condition. Featured onSee 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
Sold20183 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Lucas Co, OH. Has Dr. Gordon3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Lucas Co, OH. Ex-Earl Townsend, Dr. Rollin Bunch. Has Dr. Gordon Meuser's familiar writing on bottom. Top 1/2" of tail restoredSee 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
Sold20183 1/8" Bar Amulet made from anciently salvaged3 1/8" Bar Amulet made from anciently salvaged Birdstone. IN. Slate. Ex-Rocky HallSee Sold Price
Sold2016Sale Highlight - 3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Pictured 19173 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Oregon, IL. Interesting style with elevated legs. Ex-Earl Townsend (T-4943). Well pictured in Moorehead's 1917 Stone Ornaments (p406). Once in the B.A. Cothow, John Douglas andSee 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
Sold20183 3/16" Birdstone. Pictured in the Birdstone Book.3 3/16" Birdstone. Hocking Co, OH. Rare type, chunky body. Incised eyes and mouth. Excellent condition. Ex-Chris Forrest, Earl Townsend, Augustine Wherle (283-W). Pictured in the Birdstone Book, p657.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
Sold20243 1/8" Birdstone, Dickey COA, made of Green Banded Slate, found in Ohio, Ex Walter Dudkewitz3 1/8" Birdstone, Dickey COA, made of Green Banded Slate, found in Ohio, Ex Walter Dudkewitz Collection- this piece has been broken and reglued.See 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
Sold20245 3/8" Green Banded Slate Birdstone. Ex-David Cunningham.5 3/8" Green Banded Slate Birdstone. Ex-David Cunningham.See 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
Sold20153 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Mercer Co, OH. Dickey &3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Mercer Co, OH. Ex-Duane (Beanie) Johnson, Billy Hillen. "Worm Mark" decorates back side. Dickey & Jackson G9+ COAsSee Sold Price
Sold2018Slate Birdstone3 ¾” Slate Birdstone, Franklin Co. Ohio, Ex. Herb Cline Coll. Perino C.O.A.See Sold Price
Sold2018ARCHAIC NATIVE AMERICAN BIRDSTONE5 3/8" Red Slate "Snail" Birdstone, Calhoun Co., Illinois. Ex- Ray Perry Coll., Milton, IL. G-8.See Sold Price
Sold20246 1/8" Banded Slate Birdstone. IN. Ex-David Cunningham.6 1/8" Banded Slate Birdstone. Allen County, IN. Ex-David Cunningham.See Sold Price
Sold2017Polished Slate Birdstone3 ½” x 1 ½” Polished Slate Birdstone, Sandusky Co. Ohio – Ex. Ziegler Coll. In display boxSee 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
Sold20164 5/8" Banded Slate Birdstone. Knox Co, OH. Ex-Earl4 5/8" Banded Slate Birdstone. Knox Co, OH. Back half restored. Ex-Earl Townsend, Augustine Wherle (402-W). Pictured in Townsend's January 2015 sale catalog (#294). Can also be seen with Earl's flockSee Sold Price
Sold20193 1/8" Salvaged Birdstone. Pictured Legends ( old3 1/8" Salvaged Birdstone. Crawford Co, OH. Holes intact. Ex-Lyle Guckert, Duane Johnson, Cameron Parks. Pictured in WW#8 (p125) and Legends of Prehistoric Art II (p83, old Parks photo) and CHAPA II (See Sold Price
Sold2022Cameron Park's 3 7/8" Slate Birdstone. Summit Co, OH. Good condition, undrilled.3 7/8" Slate Birdstone. Summit Co, OH. Good condition, undrilled. Ex-Cameron Parks (has his moniker). Well Pictured in Parks' collection in Who's Who #3 (p99). Also can be seen in #2 (p142)See Sold Price
Sold20172 3/4" Popeyed Slate Birdstone. Ex-Kevin Pipes, Byron2 3/4" Popeyed Slate Birdstone. Highly developed example, exact provenance unknown. Ex-Kevin Pipes, Byron Knoblock. Fine conditionSee Sold Price
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc3 1/8" Greenbrier, Dickey COA, found Tennessee, EX Walt McIntyreUS$10(1 bid)
May 26Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc2.3/8" Slate Pendant / Plummet. Central Missouri, Ex Brad SimmersonUS$10
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc2 3/4" SONORA Clovis, Dickey COA, HUGE FLUTE!! found in Kentucky, made of Sonora Chert, EXUS$120(6 bids)
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc3 1/8" Fluted Clovis, Dickey COA, found in Stewart Co Tennessee, Ex John Berner CollectionUS$20(3 bids)
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc3 1/8" Trout Creek Chert Agate Basin, Motley COA, found in Colorado, Ex John KnootUS$120(5 bids)