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<PAGE> 1 Exhibit 23.1 [ARTHUR ANDERSEN LOGO] CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our report dated August 28, 2000, on the Consolidated Financial Statements of Waxman USA Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended June 30, 2000, included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed Form S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-3689. /s/Arthur Andersen LLP Cleveland, Ohio September 12, 2000.
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