3 Hematite Artifacts. All from Earl Townsend's

3 Hematite Artifacts (1 1/2"-2"). 2 fine Grooved Plummets and a Thumb Celt. All from Townsend's artifact drawers. Ex-Earl Townsend

3" Hematite Grooved Plummet. Ex-Ballinger, Earl Townsend. Pict. In Townsend's 2012 Sale Catalog and CHAPA I (p6). Very nice

3" Hematite Grooved Plummet. MO. Well polished. Ex-Bill Ballinger, Earl Townsend. Pictured in Townsend's 2012 Catalog and CHAPA I (p6). Putty G10 COA

2 3/16" Hematite Plummet. Pictured in Earl Townsend's 2012 Sale Catalog (lot 70) and CHAPA I (P6). Ex-Bill Ballinger

1 3/4" Mississippian Ceramic Face. Old tag reads, "Townsend, 3192". From Townsend's artifact drawer. Ex-Earl Townsend

THIS BEAUTIFUL NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN ARTIFACT IS 2&3/4 INCHES LONG. IT IS FROM OKLAHOMA. EX- EARL TOWNSEND COLLECTION. IT WILL MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION! KEY WORDS: NATIVE AMERICAN IND

THIS BEAUTIFUL ARTIFACT IS 2 TO 3&1/2 INCHES LONG. IT IS FROM INDIANA. FROM EARL TOWNSEND COLLECTION! THE CENTER POINT IS A DOVETAIL. IT WILL MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION!

9 3/4" Polished Flint Paddle Mace. "The Payne Paddle". Dardanelle, AR. Caddo masterpiece, only 3/16" thick. Ex-Gilbert Cooper, Earl Townsend (#1555), R.K. Meyer, Judge Ed Payne. Pictured in Indian Rel

3 13/16" Hopewell Curved Base Platform Pipe. Adams Co, OH (Aberdeen). Ex-Earl Townsend (#1843). Earl acquired from W.C. Fuelhart. Pictured in Earl's Collection in Legends (229) and Legends II (p139).

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. Oregon, IL. Interesting style with elevated legs. Ex-Earl Townsend (T-4943). Well pictured in Moorehead's 1917 Stone Ornaments (p406). Once in the B.A. Cothow, John Douglas and

3 3/16" Birdstone. Hocking Co, OH. Rare type, chunky body. Incised eyes and mouth. Excellent condition. Ex-Chris Forrest, Earl Townsend, Augustine Wherle (283-W). Pictured in the Birdstone Book, p657.

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

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

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

4 3/8" Flintridge Dovetail. OH. G10 example, very colorful. Ex-Earl Townsend, H. Braun Collections

6 3/8" Dovetail. Millersburg, OH. Pennsylvania Jasper. Large, very well made with excellent history. Ex-Gilbert Cooper, Tom Davis, Earl Townsend (#577, acquired 1951), Phillip Schupp. Pictured in CHAP

8 3/8" Double Notched Benton. Grundy Co, TN. Large, G10 Dover Blade. Thin. Ex-Matt Roos, Don Meador, Ralph Hughes, Earl Townsend. Perino COA

6 3/8" Dovetail. Tazewell Co, IL. Glossy Crescent Quarry. Button Base type. Ex-Curt Grimmer, Earl Townsend, Joseph Gerringer. Pictured in Townsend's August 2015 Sale Catalog (Converse). Large and fine

7 3/8" Robbins Adena. Cambridge, MD. Ex-Earl Townsend, Collins B. Allen. Earl attributed to Sandy Hill Mound. Acquired from Earl Townsend at 1994 New Castle Show. Very fine condition. Putty COA

3 Willow Leaf Points. 2 3/16"-2 5/16". From Earl's Willow Leaf Frame. Earl purchased these from Cooperider. Spiro Mound. Large, thin and well made. From Earl Townsend’s well-known “Willow

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

6 3/8" Flintridge Dovetail. Tazewell Co, IL. Glossy Crescent Quarry. Ex-Earl Townsend. Large and fine. Putty G10 COA

3 3/4" Dovetail. OH. Vivid blue Flintridge. G10 example. Ex-Earl Townsend. Featured on the back cover of the Auction Catalog