3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Pictured in Birdstone Book

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

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 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

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

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.

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. Ex-Earl Townsend, Dr. Rollin Bunch. Has Dr. Gordon Meuser's familiar writing on bottom. Top 1/2" of tail restored

3 ¾” Slate Birdstone, Franklin Co. Ohio, Ex. Herb Cline Coll. Perino C.O.A.

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 ¾” Contemporary Banded Slate Birdstone

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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

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 3/4" 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)

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 3/4" Popeyed Slate Birdstone. Highly developed example, exact provenance unknown. Ex-Kevin Pipes, Byron Knoblock. Fine condition

3 1/2” Banded Slate Birdstone. Wood Co, WV. (rare West Virginia Bird!) Anciently salvaged head. Very well made. Holes intact. Pictured in Who's Who #11 (p319) and in Kevin Pipes' Oct. 2012 aucti

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

3 ½” Banded Slate Bug Eyed Birdstone listed as Indiana, Lane Co.? The Judge Claude Stone Collection, Some of these items are pictured on page 397 Who’s Who #4 in a 1949 Picture

5 3/4" L x 1 3/8" H Banded Slate Birdstone, IN w/ coa

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

2 3/4" Bust Birdstone. IN. Brown slate. Holes intact. Eyes have been ground/salvaged almost flat with the head

4 3/4" Birdstone. An elaborate Popeyed Birdstone made of banded slate. The vivid banding and unusual shape made it visible in an 1949 photo of Judge Stone (WW#4, p397). Despite many features that atte

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