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
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
Sold20214 7/8" Slate Lizard Effigy. KY. Well made with highly4 7/8" Slate Lizard Effigy. Woodford Co, KY. Well made with highly tapered tail and head. Very fine condition. Ex-Albert Nutgrass, Clem Caldwell. Found by Willie Hurnt near Elkhorn Creek in 1981See 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
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
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
Sold20194" Slate Birdstone. Delaware Co, OH. Pictured in 20094" Slate Birdstone. Delaware Co, OH. Ex-Lyle Guckert, Mark Slachter, Augustine Wherle. Finely made, good condition with top of tail restored. Pictured in 2009 #4 Prehistoric American Special BirdstoneSee 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
Sold20155 3/4" Dovetail. Pike Co, MO. Ex-Clem Caldwell, Dr.5 3/4" Dovetail. Pike Co, MO. Ex-Clem Caldwell, Dr. Young, BW Stephens (S-45, 1st coll., purchased 1916), Woods. Can be seen on Stephens' wall in Legends of Prehistoric Art (and other places). Nice laSee 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
Sold2019Banded Slate Birdstone4 5/8” Banded Slate Birdstone, Wy. Co. – Ex. V. Rish, R. Mcabee Coll.See Sold Price
Sold2018ARCHAIC NATIVE AMERICAN BIRDSTONE5 1/4" Polished Red Slate Fantail Birdstone, Adena, Calhoun Co., Illinois. Ex- Dusac Coll. East Hardin, IL. G-10.See Sold Price
Sold20164 1/4" Dovetail. Hardin Co, KY. Ft. Payne. Ex-Clem4 1/4" Dovetail. Hardin Co, KY. Ft. Payne. Ex-Ken Seim, Clem Caldwell, Chalmer Lynch Collections. A G10 Dovetail with excellent collector history. Gerber Shows COASee Sold Price
Sold20194 1/2" Slate Birdstone. Ex-Earl Townsend ( T-2348).4 1/2" Slate Birdstone. Franklin Co, OH. Back 1" restored. Ex-Gilbert Cooper, Earl Townsend ( T-2348). Pictured in Townsend's 2016 Catalog and in WW#11 (p116)See Sold Price
Sold20174 13/16" Double Cupped Quartz Discoidal. Ex-Clem4 13/16" Double Cupped Quartz Discoidal. Rhea Co, TN. Ex-Clem Caldwell, Dr. T. Hugh Young, Barnes collections. Found in 1923 on Hiwassee Island. Symmetrical, well made. Pictured in WW#11, p129. PuttySee 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
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
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
Sold20244" Longneck Birdstone. Ex-Burton/Teubner Estate.4" Longneck Birdstone. Banded Slate. Ripley Co, IN. Ex-Byron Anderson, William Teile and Burton/Teubner Estate.See 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
Sold20193 3/4" Brown Popeyed Birdstone. Well pictured in the3 3/4" Brown Popeyed Birdstone. Livingston Co, MI. Restoration to just the top of eyes and small spot on tail. Ex-Gilbert Cooper, Earl Townsend (#1680, purch 1953), Don Boudeman. Well pictured in theSee Sold Price
Sold20164 9/16" Serrated Dovetail. Mercer Co, KY. Clem4 9/16" Serrated Dovetail. Mercer Co, KY. Ft. Payne. Ex-Phil Foley, Clem Caldwell. Jackson and Davis G10 COAsSee Sold Price
Sold20174 3/8" Winged Bannerstone. Clem Caldwell. Pictured4 3/8" Winged Bannerstone. Hancock Co, IL. Beautifully weathered Schist. Ex-Bill Brockman, Clem Caldwell, Ben Nussbaum. Pictured in 1948 IL Archaeological Journal (April, p12) and in the Prehistoric ASee Sold Price
Sold2019Green Banded Slate Birdstone4” Green Banded Slate Birdstone, Ex. Beanni Johnson Coll. Fulton Co. Ohio (nice)See Sold Price
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4" Porphyry Popeyed Birdstone. Branch County, MI. Purchased from the Horace Chope estate (MN). HasUS$500
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts5 1/4" Slate Birdstone. Found in 1936 in Wood County, OH. near Bowling Green. Formerly in theUS$500
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4 7/8" Banded Slate Gorget. Randolph County, IN. Nice worm Track. Ex Bill Cain and BrandonUS$100
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4 5/16" Key Hole Pendant. Orange and black banded Slate. Mercer County, OH (Ft. Recovery). Ex DaveUS$50
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts2 3/4" Saddle Bannerstone. Slate. Starke County, IN. Ex Van Ryper, Gilbert Hodge, Dennis Bushey andUS$50(1 bid)
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Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts6 5/8" Short Pole Raised Ridge 3/4 Grooved Axe. Fluted Base. Black Granite. Ionis County, MI. ExUS$50
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4 5/16" Stillwell. Brown/Red Color Chert. Lawrence Co, OH. Ex Terry Allen. Rogers COA.US$50
Jun 04Toomey & Co. AuctioneersJoseph Heinrichs, Fine and Rare five-piece mokume-gane desk set with rivetsUS$100
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts6 3/4" Gneiss Drilled Bar. Found in 1930s in Adams Co, OH. Ex Gilbert Dilley.US$500
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