4 5/8" Slate Birdstone. Knox Co., OH. Pictured with

4 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 flock

4" 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 Birdstone

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)

3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Mercer Co, OH. Ex-Duane (Beanie) Johnson, Billy Hillen. "Worm Mark" decorates back side. Dickey & Jackson G9+ COAs

3 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. Pictured

3 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 restored

4 5/8" Winged Bannerstone. Pickaway Co, OH. Well patinated Slate. Thin wings. Very good condition. Ex-Nick Cooksey. Bennett COA

6 5/8" Slate Adz. Lucas Co, OH. G10 example made of dark banded Slate. Highly polished, very well made with flat bottom. Ex-Dr. John Mountjoy. Pictured in Who's Who #12, p495

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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 conditio

4 1/8" Slate Birdstone. Montgomery Co, OH. Very well made, holes intact. Brown banded Slate. Davis G10 COA

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

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)

2 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 Partain

4" Expanded Center Gorget. Knox Co, OH. Slate. Thin, Adena style. Ex-Tom Erdmann

4 ½” Banded Slate Birdstone, Kent Co. Michigan The Judge Claude Stone Collection, Some of these items are pictured on page 397 Who’s Who #4 in a 1949 Picture

4 1/2" Slate Bar Amulet. Defiance Co, OH. Has cord/string groove engraved between holes. One hole anciently salvaged. Pictured in 1994 #1 Ohio Archaeologist, p33. Ex-Dale and Betty Roberts, Dave Warne

4 1/2" Rectangular Slate Gorget. Pickaway Co, OH. Nice patina. Green/black polished Slate. Shallow flake of back corner. Ex-Randy Ridenour, George Heckman. Pictured in Ancient Art of Ohio (p185). Owen

4 1/2" Popeyed Birdstone. Grayish Green Slate. Fairfield Co, OH. Ex-Burton/Teubner Estate.

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

4 5/8" Oval Glacial Kame Gorget. Darke Co, OH. Very well made with good polish. Attractive banded Slate with gray "worm marks". Slight dip on back side. Ex-Frank Adell. Jackson G9+ COA

4 15/16" Crescent Bannerstone. Preble Co, OH. Banded Slate. Ex-Tom Razmus. Pictured in Hothem (incorrect location listed in book)

3 5/8" Pendant. Champaign Co, OH. Brown Slate. Ex-Ballinger, Zimmerman. Pictured in CHAPA II (p5)

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