5" Banded Slate Birdstone Townsend T5268 Wood Co OH

5" Banded Slate Birdstone, Found 1903 in Wood Co Ohio. Collected by Ladow Johnston, Toledo Attorney in 1933. Sold at an auction of Johnston’s collection in about 1968 to Menard Wilson of Derby Ohio.

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

5 7/16" Lizard Effigy. Greenish Banded Slate. Ross Co, OH. Ex-Burton/Teubner Estate and William Wertz.

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

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

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 1/8" Slate Birdstone. Montgomery Co, OH. Very well made, holes intact. Brown banded Slate. Davis G10 COA

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 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

5 5/8" Lizard Effigy. Crawford Co, OH. Banded Slate. Fine condition. Ex-Gilbert Dilley. Bennett COA

6 5/8" Slate Pick. Darke Co, OH. Banded Slate. Well made, good condition. Ex-Dale Roberts, Charlie (Modoc) Smith

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

5 7/8" Slate Birdstone with Noded Eyes. Lenawee Co, MI. Ex-Earl Townsend (T-5296), C. Robinson. Rear hole worn through. Head has been restored. Vivid banding. Featured in Earl Townsend's January 2015

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

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

5 1/2" Elliptical Gorget. Adams Co, OH. Thin, graceful shape. Nicely banded Slate. A few old scrapes on back, but fine condition. Ex-Dr. John Mountjoy. Pictured in Who's Who #12, p495

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