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2 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 on

3 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 and

5 13/16" Hardstone Birdstone. Branch Co, MI. Large, well polished and finely made. Drilling just started. Has large arching neck. Green and black Granite with a very few small pits. Beak has been glue

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.

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 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

3 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 (

3 3/4" Hardstone Birdstone. Alger, MI. Perino COA. Being sold "as-is"

3 7/8” x 1 7/8” Black Hardstone Birdstone, drilled eyes, unusual but may be good, buyer be the judge

4 1/8" Hardstone Birdstone Preform. KY. Well weathered, undrilled

5 3/8" Hardstone Birdstone Preform. IN. Unfinished, not drilled

4 ½” Speckled Hardstone Birdstone, Nicely Made but, age uncertain

5” Banded Slate Birdstone – pictured page 397, Who’s Who #4 listed as Ohio, Van Wert Co., Nice The Judge Claude Stone Collection, Some of these items are pictured on page 397 Who’s Who #4 in a

5” Banded Slate Birdstone, Pictured page 397, Who’s Who #4 – no provenance, Nice! The Judge Claude Stone Collection, Some of these items are pictured on page 397 Who’s Who #4 in a 1949 Picture

3 7/8" Adz. Hancock Co, IN. Exquisite conglomerate hardstone. Pictured in WW#8, p56 (Evertt Cull). Ex-Tom Davis

3 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 the

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

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

4 1/2" Tennessee Cupped Discoidal. Stewart Co, TN. Excellent condition (G10). Dimpled in center. Very symmetrical. Highly polished orange hardstone (Quartzite). Pictured in Who's Who #12, p668

3 7/8” Preform Popeye Birdstone, Hardstone with quartz crystals, Canada

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

2 1/2" Birdstone. Ohio. Hardstone, missing head. Front hole breakout. Ex-Steve Repp

SALE HIGHLIGHT ! Popeyed Birdstone found in Huntington Co., Indiana pictured in Birdstone book, 4 13/16” long x 1 ¼” wide, ex-Don R.S. Galbreath Collection, pictured on page 393 Plate H

4 1/4" Polished Black Hardstone Discoidal. MO. Pictured in Legends (p120). Hathcock