2 7/16" Miniature Slate Birdstone. Birdstone Book

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

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

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

2 7/16" Miniature Pick Bannerstone. Wayne Co, IN. Banded Slate. Finely made. Very good condition, shallow breakout on bottom. Ex-Nick Cooksey. Dickey COA

2 7/16" Miniature Double Crescent Bannerstone. Richland Co, OH. Slate. Hole intact. Rare offering

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)

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 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

2 15/16" Slate Birdstone, Pop-eyed, Writing on bottom is illegible, Ex. Thunderbird Native American Museum NJ Dorothy Middleton Nelson was the founder, curator and proprietor of the Thunderbird Museum

2 5/8" Slate Birdstone. PA. Tail anciently salvaged/shortened. Fine example. Dark banded slate. Davis G9 COA

2 Banded Slate (age uncertain) 4" Birdstone, 3 1/2" Banded Slate Pendant

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2 3/4" Popeyed Slate Birdstone. Highly developed example, exact provenance unknown. Ex-Kevin Pipes, Byron Knoblock. Fine condition

6 7/8 L x 1 1/2" H Banded Slate Birdstone, IN w/ coa

4 1/4" L x 1 7/16" H Banded Slate Birdstone, OH w/ coa

4 1/2" Banded Slate Popeye Birdstone. Small Chip on nose. Ex-David Cunningham.

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3 1/2" L x 2" H Banded Slate Birdstone, Allen Cnty, OH

Slate Birdstone, Ohio, 2 5/8 inches, Dickey / Davis COA

4 1/2" Birdstone. Banded Slate. Selling "as is".

4 1/2" Birdstone. Banded Slate. Selling "as is"

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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