4 5/8" Banded Slate Birdstone. Knox Co, OH. Ex-Earl

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

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 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

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)

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

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

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

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

4 5/8” Banded Slate Birdstone, Wy. Co. – Ex. V. Rish, R. Mcabee Coll.

4 5/8" Slate Boatstone. OH. Well scooped, very well made. Fine condition. Ex-Earl Townsend

5 5/8" Banded Slate Gorget. Madison Co, OH. Ex-Ballinger, Zimmerman

Wonderful 2 1/2" Bust Birdstone. Scioto Co, OH. Banded Slate, G10. Ex-Leslie Hill. Motley COA

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

4 5/8" Heavily Used Banded Slate Gorget turned into a Pendant, Found in Winnebego Co. IL, Ex Nick Gatses, Ray Fraser, David Stilp, Ralph Winquist, and Laverne Kroger

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 5/8" Bannerstone Made of Banded Slate, Found in Brown Co. IL, Ex. Chris Keller & Nick Gatses, Native American Artifacts

4” Green Banded Slate Birdstone, Ex. Beanni Johnson Coll. Fulton Co. Ohio (nice)

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

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

4" Gorget. Adams Co, OH. Banded Slate. Sturdy Hopewell design. Ex-John Potts

4" Birdstone. OH/IN. Banded Slate with excellent patina. Ex-Ken Partain. Jackson G9 and Dickey COAs

4 1/4" Four Hole Gorget. Scioto Co, OH. Banded Slate. Anciently salvaged. Ex-Ray White. Partain COA

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

2 5/8" Panel Bannerstone. Darke Co, OH. Vividly banded slate. Ex-Tom Davis, Ron Helman, Gary Wagner, Joe Macik. Davis G9 COA. Added back view as seen in July 2006 Central States Archaeological Journal