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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                
                    WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549
                                
                                
                            FORM 11-K
                                
                          ANNUAL REPORT
                                
                                
                Pursuant to Section 15 (d) of the
               Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
                                
           For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996


A.   Full  title  of  the plan and the address  of  the  plan  if
     different from that of the issuer named below:


             AMENDED AND RESTATED CRANE CO. SAVINGS
                       AND INVESTMENT PLAN


B.   Name  of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the  plan
     and the address of its principal executive office:


                            CRANE CO.
                    100 First Stamford Place
                   Stamford, Connecticut 06902
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
AMENDED AND RESTATED CRANE CO. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

<S>                                                    <C>

                                                        Page

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT                              1

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statements of Net Assets Available for
     Benefits as of December 31, 1996 and 1995                 2
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
     Available for Benefits for the Years
     Ended December 31, 1996 and 1995                     3
Notes to Financial Statements                             4

</TABLE>

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND FOR  THE  YEAR
THEN ENDED

Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes

Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions


<PAGE>
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

Amended and Restated Crane Co. Savings and Investment Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for
benefits  of the Amended and Restated Crane Co. Savings and  Investment
Plan  (the  "Plan") as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and  the  related
statements  of  changes in net assets available for  benefits  for  the
years then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Plan's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion  on
these financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the  audit
to  obtain  reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are  free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on  a
test  basis,  evidence supporting the amounts and  disclosures  in  the
financial  statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management,  as  well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe
that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In  our  opinion,  such  financial statements present  fairly,  in  all
material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at
December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the changes in its net assets available
for  benefits  for  the years then ended in conformity  with  generally
accepted accounting principles.

Our  audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the
basic   financial  statements  taken  as  a  whole.   The  accompanying
supplemental schedules of (1) assets held for investment purposes as of
December  31, 1996 and (2) reportable transactions for the  year  ended
December  31, 1996 are presented for the purpose of additional analysis
and  are not a required part of the basic financial statements but  are
supplementary  information required by the Department of Labor's  Rules
and  Regulations  for  Reporting  and  Disclosure  under  the  Employee
Retirement  Income  Security  Act of 1974.   These  schedules  are  the
responsibility  of  the Plan's management.  Such  schedules  have  been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the  basic
1996 financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all
material  respects  when  considered in  relation  to  the  basic  1996
financial statements taken as a whole.



Deloitte & Touche LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
June 10, 1997
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CRANE CO. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
<TABLE>

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995
<S>                                          <C>            <C>
                                                1996          1995
ASSETS                                                            
                                                                  
INVESTMENTS, AT FAIR VALUE:                                       
Vanguard Money Market Reserves - Prime                            
Portfolio                               $  7,597,233  $  8,548,608
Vanguard Investment Contract Trust        12,147,344    11,522,986
Vanguard/Windsor II                       26,964,028    21,236,725
Crane Co. Stock Fund                      43,410,426    34,923,023
Medusa Stock Fund                          1,314,830     1,162,257
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                   7,703,210     6,571,404
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund                5,289,060     3,612,514
Vanguard  Fixed  Income  Securities  -                            
Long-Term Corporate Portfolio              1,484,805     1,383,513
Vanguard Index Trust - 500 Portfolio         848,281          -
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                       726,202          -
Loan Fund                                  2,971,977     2,372,752
          Total investments             $110,457,396  $ 91,333,782
                                                                  
RECEIVABLES:                                                      
Company contributions (Crane Co. Stock                            
Fund)                                        238,601       245,899
Employee contributions                       584,678       593,081
Employee loan payments                        93,793        74,466
          Total receivables                  917,072       913,446
                                                                  
             Total assets               $111,374,468  $ 92,247,228
                                                                  
LIABILITIES:                                                      
                                                                  
Forfeitures due Crane Co.  (Crane  Co.                            
Stock Fund)                                   32,389        79,155
                                                                  
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS       $111,342,079  $ 92,168,073


See notes to financial statements.


</TABLE>
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CRANE CO. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

<TABLE>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995
<S>                                         <C>            <C>
                                                1996          1995
CONTRIBUTIONS:                                       
Employee                                $  7,498,609  $  7,240,776
Crane Co. (Crane Co. Stock Fund)           3,091,336     3,047,268
     Total contributions                  10,589,945    10,288,044
                                                                  
EARNINGS ON INVESTMENTS:                                          
Interest and dividends                     5,191,655     3,804,814
Net  appreciation in fair  value  of                              
investments                               10,777,328    15,226,700
     Total earnings on investments        15,968,983    19,031,514
                                                                  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS             (7,995,738)  (7,378,854)
ROLLOVERS  AND TRANSFERS FROM  OTHER                              
PLANS                                        783,660     7,269,854
TRANSFER  OF ASSETS DUE TO  SALE  OF                              
SUBSIDIARY                                   (90,630)            -
FORFEITURES (Crane Co. Stock Fund)           (76,904)     (79,155)
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE AND OTHER              (5,310)      (3,380)
                                                                  
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE                              
FOR BENEFITS                              19,174,006    29,128,023
                                                                  
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS                                 
  Beginning of year                       92,168,073    63,040,050
                                                                  
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS                                 
  End of year                           $111,342,079   $92,168,073
                                                                  
                                                                  



See notes to financial statements.

</TABLE>
                                      3

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CRANE CO. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements For the Years Ended December 31, 1996 and 1995

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
    The following is a brief description of the Amended and Restated Crane Co.
Savings  and Investment Plan ("the Plan").  Participants should  refer  to
the Plan agreement and amendments for more complete information.

  A.    General - The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering certain
  United  States  employees  of  Crane  Co.  and  its  subsidiaries   (the
  "Company").   The  Plan  is subject to the provisions  of  the  Employee
  Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

  B.    Administration of the Plan - The authority to manage, control  and
  interpret  the  Plan is vested in the Administrative  Committee  of  the
  Company.  The Committee, which is appointed by the Board of Directors of
  the   Company,  appoints  the  Plan  Administrator  and  is  the  "named
  Fiduciary" within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security
  Act of 1974.

  C.    Participation - Subject to certain conditions, U.S.  employees  of
  Crane  Co.  and  five of its subsidiaries, Huttig Sash &  Door  Company;
  Hydro-Aire,  Inc.; Dyrotech Industries; Kemlite Company Inc.,  and  Mark
  Controls  Corporation, are eligible to participate in the Plan following
  completion  of  one  year of service, as defined in the  Plan  document.
  (Effective  June 1, 1997, employees are eligible to participate  on  the
  first  day of the month coincident with or next following their date  of
  hire.)

  D.    Contributions  and  Funding Policy -  Participants  may  elect  to
  contribute to the Plan from two to sixteen percent (up to 10 percent  on
  a  pretax  basis)  of their annual compensation.  Employees  earning  in
  excess  of  $66,000 ("highly compensated employees") are  limited  to  6
  percent  of pretax and/or after-tax contributions.  (Effective  June  1,
  1997,  the  Plan  no  longer limits pretax contributions  of  non-highly
  compensated  employees  to  10 percent.  In addition,  the  contribution
  limit  for highly compensated employees--those whose 1997 earnings equal
  or  exceed $80,000--is 7 percent.)  Contributions are to be invested  in
  short-term,  stock,  equity, bond, company stock or fixed  income  funds
  selected  by  the participant.  The Company contributes  on  a  matching
  basis  an  amount equal to 50 percent, of up to the first 6  percent  of
  each participant's deferred savings, which is invested in Company common
  stock.  In accordance with the Internal Revenue Code, participant pretax
  contributions could not exceed $9,500 in 1996.

  E.    Expenses  -  Administrative expenses of  the  Plan  (except  those
  associated with the Crane Co. Stock Fund and the Medusa Stock Fund)  are
  paid  by  the  Employer.  In addition personnel and  facilities  of  the
  Employer used by the Plan for its accounting and other activities are
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  provided  at  no charge to the Plan. Commission fees and administrative
  expenses incurred by the Crane Co. Stock Fund and the Medusa Stock Fund
  are  paid  by  the respective funds through automatic unit  deductions.
  Participant  loan  fees are paid by the participant  through  automatic
  deductions.
  
  F.    Vesting - Employee contributions are 100 percent vested.  Vesting
  for employer contributions are as follows:
  <TABLE>
        <S>                           <C>
         Years of Service          Vested Interest
       Less than 1 year                 None
       1 year but fewer than 2           20%
       2 years but fewer than 3          40%
       3 years but fewer than 4          60%
       4 years but fewer than 5          80%
       5 years or more                  100%
   </TABLE>                                         
 Participants  whose employment terminates by reason of death,  permanent
 disability  or  retirement  are fully vested.   Participants  are  fully
 vested upon the attainment of age sixty-five (65).

 G.  Distributions  -  A participant whose employment  with  the  Company
 terminates  can  elect  to  receive  all  vested  amounts,  subject   to
 applicable  tax  law.   A  participant may apply to  the  Administrative
 Committee  for  a distribution in cases of hardship.  The Committee  has
 the  sole  discretion  to  approve  or  disapprove  hardship  withdrawal
 requests, in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code.  Any part  of  a
 participant's  Company contribution portion which is not vested  at  the
 time  of  termination  of employment is forfeited  and  used  to  reduce
 future Company contributions.

 H.  Plan  Termination  -  The  Company  expects  to  continue  the  Plan
 indefinitely,  but  reserves the right to modify, suspend  or  terminate
 the  Plan  at any time, which includes the right to vary the amount  of,
 or  to terminate, the Company's contributions to the Plan.  In the event
 of   the   Plan's   termination  or  discontinuance   of   contributions
 thereunder,  the  interest of each participant in  benefits  accrued  to
 such   date,   to   the  extent  then  funded,  is  fully   vested   and
 nonforfeitable.   Subject to the requirements of  the  Internal  Revenue
 Code, the Board of Directors shall thereupon direct either (i) that  the
 Trustee  continues  to hold the accounts of participants  in  accordance
 with  the  provisions  of the Plan without regard  to  such  termination
 until  all  funds in such accounts have been distributed  in  accordance
 with  such  provisions, or (ii) that the Trustee immediately  distribute
 to  each  participant all amounts then credited to their  account  as  a
 lump sum.

 I.  Tax  Status - The Plan received a determination letter dated  March
 3,  1995,  in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the  Plan,
 as then designed, was in compliance with the applicable sections of

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 the   Internal  Revenue  Code  (the  "Code").   The  Plan  Administrator
 believes  that  the Plan is currently being operated in compliance  with
 the  applicable requirements of the Code.  Therefore, no  provision  for
 income taxes has been included in the Plan's financial statement.

 J.  Rollovers  and Transfers from Other Plans - Rollovers and  transfers
 from  other  qualified plans are accepted by the Crane Plan.   Rollovers
 and  transfers  represent contributions of assets from  other  qualified
 plans  of  companies  acquired  by Crane  Co.  and  participant  account
 balances of new employees from other non-company qualified plans.

 K.  Participant  Loan  Fund - Participants may borrow  from  their  fund
 accounts  a  minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to  the  lesser  of
 $50,000  or 50 percent of their account balance.  Loan transactions  are
 treated  as  a  transfer to (from) the investment  fund  from  (to)  the
 Participant  Loan fund.  Loan terms range from 1-5 years  or  up  to  10
 years  for  the purchase of a primary residence.  The loans are  secured
 by  the  balance in the participant's account and bear interest  at  the
 prevailing prime lending rate on the first day of the Plan year  plus  2
 percent.   Principal  and  interest are  paid  ratably  through  regular
 payroll deductions.

2. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 The  following is a summary of the significant accounting and  reporting
 policies  followed  in preparation of the financial  statements  of  the
 Amended and Restated Crane Co. Savings and Investment Plan.

 A.   Investment Funds
  The  Plan provides the following funds in which participants can  elect
  to invest their Plan assets:

  Vanguard  Money  Market  Reserves - Prime  Portfolio  -  A  diversified
  portfolio  of  money market instruments such as:  domestic certificates
  of  deposit and bankers' acceptances, commercial paper rated  A1/P1  or
  better,  U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities and  repurchase
  agreements  on  such securities and up to 15 percent of net  assets  in
  Eurodollar certificates of deposit and Yankee obligations.

  Vanguard  Investment  Contract  Trust  -  Tax-exempt  collective  trust
  invested  primarily in guaranteed investment contracts issued  annually
  by insurance companies and commercial banks, and similar types of fixed
  principal investments.

  Vanguard/Windsor  II  - A diversified portfolio of  equity  securities.
  The  fund's primary objective is to provide long-term growth of capital
  and income.  Its secondary objective is to provide reasonable levels of
  current income.

  Crane Co. Stock Fund - Investments in common stock of Crane Co.
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 Medusa  Stock  Fund  -  This fund was established  for  the  purpose  of
 receiving the distribution of common shares of Medusa Corporation to all
 holders of record of Crane Co. common stock.  This distribution occurred
 in  October 1988.  Participants were 100 percent vested in the shares of
 Medusa Corporation on the date they were allocated to their accounts.
 
 Participants  may not direct future contributions into the Medusa  Stock
 Fund  or  transfer investments into this fund from any other  investment
 program.   Participants may transfer all or part of their  Medusa  Stock
 Fund balance to any other investment option presently being offered.
 
 Vanguard/Wellington Fund - A diversified portfolio of equity  and  fixed
 income  securities  aimed  at conserving capital,  providing  reasonable
 levels of current income and profits without undue risks.  Generally, 60-
 70  percent of net assets are allocated to equities and 30-40 percent to
 fixed income securities.
 
 Vanguard/Morgan  Growth Portfolio - A diversified  portfolio  of  equity
 securities  seeking  to provide long-term growth  of  capital;  dividend
 income is incidental.
 
 Vanguard  Fixed Income Securities - Long-Term Corporate  Portfolio  -  A
 diversified  portfolio of long-term investment-grade  bonds  seeking  to
 provide  a high and sustainable level of current income consistent  with
 the  maintenance  of  principal and liquidity.   The  fund's  guidelines
 restrict  investments to Corporate Bonds with credit  ratings  of  A  or
 higher,   U.S.   Government   and  agency  securities,   mortgage-backed
 securities and cash reserves.
 
 Vanguard  Index Trust - 500 Portfolio - A broadly diversified  portfolio
 of equity securities seeking to provide investment results that parallel
 the  performance  of  the Standard & Poor's 500  Composite  Stock  Price
 Index.  Given this objective the portfolio is expected to provide  long-
 term  growth  of  capital and income as well as a  reasonable  level  of
 current income.
 
 Vanguard/PRIMECAP  Fund - A diversified portfolio of  equity  securities
 seeking  to  provide  long-term growth of capital;  dividend  income  is
 incidental.
 
 The  Trustee  may,  at its discretion, keep any portion  of  the  above-
 mentioned investment programs in cash or short-term commercial paper  to
 accommodate withdrawals and administrative fees or deposit  all  or  any
 part of such funds in a "General Account" pending further instruction by
 participants.
 
B. Investment Valuation - Investments in funds listed on national securities
 exchanges  are valued at the closing composite price published  for  the
 last business day of the year.  Other funds are stated at fair value  as
 determined  by  the  trustee based on the quoted  market  price  of  the
 underlying  securities.  Guaranteed investment contracts are  stated  at
 contract value, which approximates market value.
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Below  are  the  investments whose fair value individually represented  5
percent or more of the Plan's net assets at year end:
<TABLE>
<S>                     <C>        <C>         <C>            <C>
                                         1996               1995
                   Principal         Market     Principal         Market
                   Amount ($)  or    Value      Amount ($)  or    Value
                   Shares/Units                 Shares/Units
Vanguard      Money                                                       
Market    Reserves-                                                       
Prime Portfolio        7,597,233 $ 7,597,233        8,548,608  $ 8,548,608
Vanguard/Windsor II    1,131,516 $26,964,028        1,027,915  $21,236,725
Vanguard Investment                                                       
Contract Trust       $12,147,344 $12,147,344      $11,522,986  $11,522,986
Vanguard/Wellington                                                       
Fund                     294,578 $ 7,703,210          268,989  $ 6,571,404
Crane   Co.   Stock                                                       
Fund                   1,496,395 $43,410,426        1,417,906  $34,923,023
</TABLE>

      C.Investment  Transactions  and  Investment  Income  -   Investment
transactions  are  accounted  for on the  date  purchases  or  sales  are
executed.   Dividend  income is accounted for on  the  ex-dividend  date.
Interest  income  is  recorded on the accrual  basis  as  earned.   Total
income  of  each  fund  is  allocated monthly to  participants'  accounts
within  the  fund based on the participants' relative beginning  balance.
In  accordance  with  Department  of  Labor  requirements,  realized  and
unrealized  gains  and losses are determined based  on  the  fair  market
value of assets at the beginning of the plan year.

     D.General - The financial statements are prepared in conformity with
generally  accepted accounting principles.  These require  management  to
make  estimates  and  assumptions that affect  the  reported  amounts  of
assets  and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and  the
reported  amounts  of revenues and expenses during the reporting  period.
Actual  results  could differ from those estimates.   Certain  prior-year
amounts   have   been  restated  to  conform  with  the  current   year's
presentation.

3. PARTIES-IN-INTEREST
 The  Plan  has  investments  and transactions with  parties-in-interest,
 those parties being The Vanguard Group, Crane Co. and participants  with
 loan balances.

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4. ALLOCATION OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 Allocation by fund of net assets available for benefits at December  31,
 1996 and 1995 follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                        <C>           <C>
                                                 1996            1995
Vanguard  Money Market  Reserves  -                                  
Prime   Portfolio                       $   7,612,630   $   8,529,154
Vanguard Investment Contract Trust         12,263,666      11,664,657
Vanguard/Windsor II                        27,164,036      21,422,690
Crane Co. Stock Fund                       43,764,912      35,277,254
Medusa Stock Fund                           1,314,830       1,162,257
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                    7,798,543       6,666,937
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund                 5,345,044       3,666,652
Vanguard  Fixed Income  Securities-                                  
Long-Term Corporate Portfolio               1,503,159       1,405,720
Vanguard   Index   Trust   -    500                                  
Portfolio                                     866,313               -
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                        736,969               -
Loan Fund                                   2,971,977       2,372,752
                                         $111,342,079    $ 92,168,073
</TABLE>

5. INFORMATION RELATED TO CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 The  changes  in net assets available for benefits by  fund  for  the
 years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                        <C>           <C>
Employee Contributions:                               
                                                1996             1995
Vanguard  Money Market  Reserves  -                                  
Prime   Portfolio                       $    564,168     $    663,210
Vanguard Investment Contract Trust         1,320,427        1,540,338
Vanguard/Windsor II                        2,237,356        2,047,056
Crane Co. Stock Fund                       1,197,680        1,131,664
Medusa Stock Fund                                  -                -
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                   1,122,363        1,045,118
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund                  649,921          565,857
Vanguard Fixed Income Securities -                                   
   Long-Term Corporate Portfolio             230,466          247,533
Vanguard   Index   Trust   -    500                                  
Portfolio                                    102,388                -
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                        73,840                -
                                        $  7,498,609     $  7,240,776
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>                                            
<S>                              <C>               <C>
Interest and Dividends:                       1996               1995
Vanguard  Money Market Reserves                                      
- - Prime   Portfolio                   $    423,505       $    461,266
Vanguard Investment Contract Trust         691,239            645,056
Vanguard/Windsor II                      1,891,892          1,216,389
Crane Co. Stock Fund                       684,446            657,339
Medusa Stock Fund                           17,069             17,869
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                   597,889            300,006
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund                504,012            298,967
Vanguard      Fixed      Income                                      
Securities           -Long-Term                                      
Corporate Portfolio                        124,686             81,524
Vanguard  Index  Trust  -   500                                      
Portfolio                                   12,824                  -
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                      18,679                  -
Loan Fund                                  225,414            126,398
                                      $  5,191,655       $  3,804,814
Net Appreciation (Depreciation)                                      
in Fair Value of Investments:
Vanguard/Windsor II                   $ 3,310,639         $ 4,445,173
Crane Co. Stock Fund                    6,219,196           8,929,190
Medusa Stock Fund                         316,497              86,825
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                  485,526           1,107,649
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund               453,795             473,407
Vanguard      Fixed      Income                                      
Securities-Long-Term                                                 
Corporate Portfolio                      (101,369)            184,456
Vanguard  Index  Trust  -   500                                      
Portfolio                                  56,270                   -
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                     36,774                   -
                                      $10,777,328         $15,226,700
Distributions to Participants:                                         
Vanguard  Money Market Reserves                                      
- - Prime   Portfolio                   $  (984,744)       $(1,422,772)
Vanguard   Investment  Contract                                      
Trust                                  (1,161,627)        (1,370,159)
Vanguard/Windsor II                    (1,744,278)        (1,412,296)
Crane Co. Stock Fund                   (2,689,238)        (2,440,357)
Medusa Stock Fund                        (101,035)          (106,419)
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                 (691,592)          (294,929)
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund              (323,586)          (117,684)
Vanguard      Fixed      Income                                      
Securities     -      Long-Term                                      
Corporate Portfolio                      (112,825)          (121,017)
Vanguard  Index  Trust  -   500                                      
Portfolio                                    (468)                  -
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                       (499)                  -
Loan Fund                                (185,846)           (93,221)
                                      $(7,995,738)       $(7,378,854)
</TABLE>                              10           

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<TABLE>                                            
<S>                              <C>               <C>
Transfer From (To) Other Funds:                    
                                             1996                1995
Vanguard  Money Market Reserves                                      
- - Prime   Portfolio                  $  (681,562)        $(1,683,269)
Vanguard   Investment  Contract         (231,295)            (93,015)
Trust
Vanguard/Windsor II                          817             672,509
Crane Co. Stock Fund                     135,620            (190,068)
Medusa Stock Fund                        (59,741)             (5,415)
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                (430,953)            744,492
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund              214,756             501,277
Vanguard      Fixed      Income                                     
Securities            Long-Term                                     
Corporate Portfolio                      (91,125)             53,489
Vanguard  Index   Trust  -  500                                      
Portfolio                                577,152                    -
Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund                   566,331                    -
                                         $     -            $       -
                                                   
Rollovers   and  Transfers   From                  
Other Plans:
                                                                     
Vanguard  Money Market Reserves                                     
- - Prime   Portfolio                 $      6,228          $6,482,990
Vanguard   Investment  Contract                                     
Trust                                     18,454              13,150
Vanguard/Windsor II                      250,628              77,641
Crane Co. Stock Fund                      23,961             375,761
Medusa Stock Fund                              -                   -
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                 110,348              37,964
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund              187,363              53,428
Vanguard      Fixed      Income                                     
Securities-Long-Term                                                
Corporate Portfolio                       50,793                 400
Vanguard  Index  Trust  -   500                                     
Portfolio                                 99,126                   -
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                    36,759                   -
Loan Fund                                      -             228,520
                                     $   783,660          $7,269,854
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6. AMOUNTS DUE TO PARTICIPANTS
       At  December 31, 1995, amounts due to participants for  benefit
  claims  which  have been processed and approved for payment  by  the
  Plan  were  $890,892.  Such amounts were not recorded in the  Plan's
  1995  financial statements, but were included as benefits  paid  and
  payable   in   the   Plan's  1995  Form  5500.    Distribution   was
  subsequently reflected in the Plan's 1996 financial statements.

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                                SIGNATURE



   Pursuant  to  the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934,  the Administrative Committee of the Amended and Restated Crane
Co. Savings and Investment Plan has duly caused this annual report to
be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                     ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
                     AMENDED AND RESTATED CRANE CO.
                       SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN



                    D. S. Smith
                    D. S. Smith

                    A. I. duPont
                    A. I. duPont

                    R. B. Phillips
                    R. B. Phillips

                    R. A. DuBois
                    R. A. DuBois

                    G. A. Dickoff
                    G. A. Dickoff





Stamford, CT
June 20, 1997
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       AMENDED AND RESTATED CRANE CO. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
        ITEM 27a SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                            DECEMBER 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<S>                        <C>             <C>           <C>
                           Shares/                       
                          Principal                      
   Identity of Issue     Amount ($)       Cost     Market Value
Vanguard  Money  Market                                        
Reserves-Prime                                                 
Portfolio*                 7,597,233  $ 7,597,233  $  7,597,233
Vanguard     Investment                                        
Contract Trust*          $12,147,344   12,147,344    12,147,344
Vanguard/Windsor II*       1,131,516   19,870,869    26,964,028
Crane Co. Stock Fund*      1,496,395   26,707,403    43,410,426
Medusa Stock Fund             33,602      320,909     1,314,830
Vanguard/Wellington                                            
Fund*                        294,578    6,429,693     7,703,210
Vanguard/Morgan  Growth                                        
Fund*                        338,392    4,623,879     5,289,060
Vanguard Index Trust  -                                        
500 Portfolio*                12,265      793,699       848,281
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund*       24,142      689,078       726,202
Vanguard  Fixed  Income                                        
Securities -  Long-Term                                        
Corporate   Portfolio*       168,920    1,477,848     1,484,805
Loans to Participants*             -    2,971,977     2,971,977
                                      $83,629,932  $110,457,396
                                                               


*Represents a party-in-interest to the plan.
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       AMENDED AND RESTATED CRANE CO. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
              ITEM 27d SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
                            DECEMBER 31, 1996
<TABLE>
   <S>                               <C>         <C>   <C>            <C>
<C>
                      Cost of                Proceeds   Number      
                      Assets     Number of     from       of    Net Gain
Identity of Issue    Purchased   Purchases     Sales    Sales   on Sale
                                                                    
Series of Transactions                                              
Crane  Co.  Stock                                                       
Fund*                $10,882,848    134     $8,614,641  494    $1,615,704
Vanguard    Money                                                       
Market Reserves -                                                       
Prime Portfolio*     $ 7,003,760    352     $7,955,134  339            -
Vanguard/Windsor                                                        
II*                  $ 6,183,321    167     $3,766,658  384    $  787,953
Vanguard                                                                
Investment                                                              
Contract Trust*      $ 2,804,413    225     $2,180,054  312            -
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        

   *Represents a party-in-interest to the plan.


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