VERY LARGE AUTHENTIC BIFACIAL BLADE FROM PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS
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VERY LARGE AUTHENTIC BIFACIAL BLADE FROM PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS ACQUIRED A FAIRLY GOOD SIZE COLLECTION RECENTLY, MOST OF WHICH WAS COLLECTED IN THE UPLANDS OF PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS FROM THE EARLY 1900'S THRU THE 1940'S, 50'S AND 60'S. IT CONSISTS MOSTLY OF ARCHAIC FLINT AND HARDSTONE, THOUGH SOME PALEO, WOODLAND AND MISSISSIPPIAN MATERIAL IS REPRESENTED. IT IS DOMINATED BY BURLINGTON AND COLORFUL AVON CHERT AS WOULD BE EXPECTED FROM THAT VICINITY. MOST OF THE COLLECTION WAS FOUND BY 3 GENERATIONS OF THE SAME FAMILY. A SMALL QUANTITY WAS PURCHASED PRIOR TO 1950. THIS LARGE BLADE MEASURES 6 1/2" LONG BY 3 3/4" WIDE. HAS A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR NICKS BUT OTHERWISE IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE FOR ITS SIZE. IT IS GUARANTEED TO BE AUTHENTIC. STARTS AT 9.99
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