Fine 3 1/4" Brown Slate Birdstone. McMinn Co, TN.

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

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 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

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 ¼” Nicely Banded Slate Birdstone, Yellow “Worm” Blotch on one side, Lake Co. Ohio

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

5 1/4" Southern Slate Gorget. Knox Co, TN. Thin , well made with deep tallies on one side. Brown slate. Very good condition. Ex-Tommy Beutell, Beverly Bubroe

5 7/16" Birdstone. Found near the turn of the century in Attica, IN (Fountain Co.). Very fine and large Fantail type. Vividly banded brown Slate. Excellent (G10) condition with holes intact. Ex-Stanle

3 3/4" Trapezoidal Pendant. Todd Co, KY. Deep brown Slate. Nice polish, fine display. Ex-Dr. John Mountjoy, Mitch Lewis. Pictured in Who's Who #12, p495

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

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

Victorian Beauty, Woman with Colored Feather Hat, oval form painted porcelain, verso of porcelain with brown tape, 4 x 3”, Duncan Vail Co. label on back, frame 9 x 7 ¼” with glass.

3 1/4" Dovetail, Brown Co. IL, Burlington

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

3 1/4" Snyders. Benton Co, TN. Thin, smooth back side. Good symmetry. Ft. Payne Chert. Ex-Mike McCoy. FB Jerry Weathers. Perino COA

3 1/4" Motley. Smith Co, TN. Dover. Putty G8+ COA

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

3 ¼” Granite Birdstone, Noble Co. Ohio, Ex. Don Busslot, Bill Morrow Coll.’s Perino C.O.A.

3 1/4" Bakers Creek. Wayne Co, TN. Striking Buffalo River Chert. Thin, G10. Partain COA. Featured on the back cover of the sale catalog

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