Banded Slate Birdstone , Huron Co. 1948

Nice example from Huron Co., Ohio in a wonderfully polished banded slate with 'worm tracks'.

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

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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 ½” Banded Slate Birdstone, Allen Co. Ind. Perino C.O.A.

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

4 ½” Banded Slate Birdstone, Kent Co. Michigan The Judge Claude Stone Collection, Some of these items are pictured on page 397 Who’s Who #4 in a 1949 Picture

Nice Banded slate example from Huron Co., Ohio.

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.

6 ¾” Banded Slate Birdstone – head and tail restored, Franklin Co. Ohio

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

4" Longneck Birdstone. Banded Slate. Ripley Co, IN. Ex-Byron Anderson, William Teile and Burton/Teubner Estate.

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

2 15/16" Salvaged Birdstone. Noble Co, IN. Banded Slate with nice banding. Fully drilled. Anciently salvaged head. Has black staining (old shellac?) on back.

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

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

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” 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

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

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

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

4 7/8” Glacial Kame Birdstone, Real Guffy, Ex. Wherle Coll. – Wyandot Co. Ohio – 35GW Red Banded Slate

Very rare atypical form from Hancock Co., Ohio. Green Banded Slate. Jackson COA.