3 5/16" Brown Slate Birdstone. Richland Co, OH. Rear

3 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 COA

Large 6 7/8" Slate Birdstone. Richland Co, OH. Restoration to head and tail. Ex-Hubert Wachtel. Dickey & Jackson COAs

3 5/16" Birdstone. Licking Co, OH. Polished Gneiss. Holes intact, some weathering to surface. Ex-Lyle Tucker. Pictured in Collectors II (CHAPA, Guckert Collection). Jackson COA. 7/23/19: Added copy of

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

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)

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

Fine 3 1/4" Brown Slate Birdstone. McMinn Co, TN. Grooved base on this undrilled example

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 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

3 5/16" Salvaged Notched Ovate Bannerstone. Ross Co, OH. Slate. Neat example with oval hole. Ex-Judge Claude Stone

5 3/16" Rectangular Gorget. Richland Co, OH. Slate. Ex-Augustine Wherle (1060-W)

4 3/16" Crescent Bannerstone. Brown Co, OH. Banded Slate, nicely weathered. Very good condition

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

4 3/16" L x 1 9/16" W Banded Slate Baotstone, Brown Co., OH

4 3/8" Bi-Concave Gorget. Licking Co, OH. Nicely polished Brown Slate. Very good condition, symmetrical

2 3/16" Bust Birdstone. Darke Co, OH. Banded Slate. Banded Slate. Fine condition. Ex-Robert Matthias, Lester Tolliver

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

3 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. Pi

4 5/16" Two-tone Bar Amulet. Fulton Co, OH. Striking brown and tan Slate. Well made with flared ends. Very good condition. Ex-Jerry Wall

1 15/16" Ball Bannerstone. Brown Co, OH (Ripley). 3/4" thick with flute. Banded Slate. Fine condition

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 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

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