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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 period from January 1, 1997 to December 30, 1997


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
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<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 30, 1997 and
     December 31, 1996                                    2
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
     Available for Benefits for the Period
     From January 1, 1997 to December 30, 1997
     And year Ended December 31, 1996                     3
Notes to Financial Statements                             4

</TABLE>

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES AS OF DECEMBER 30, 1997 AND FOR THE PERIOD
FROM JANUARY 1, 1997 TO DECEMBER 30, 1997

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 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996,  and
the  related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits
for  the period January 1, 1997 to December 30, 1997 and for year ended
December 31,1996. 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  30, 1997 and December 31, 1996, and the changes  in  its  net
assets  available for benefits for the period from January 1,  1997  to
December  30, 1997 and year ended December 31, 1996 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  30, 1997 and (2) reportable transactions for the period  from
January  1, 1997 to December 30, 1997 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 1997 financial statements and, in our opinion,  are
fairly  stated in all material respects when considered in relation  to
the basic 1997 financial statements taken as a whole.



Deloitte & Touche LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
June 19, 1998
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CRANE CO. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
<TABLE>

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
DECEMBER 30, 1997 AND DECEMBER 31, 1996
<S>                                          <C>            <C>
                                                1997          1996
ASSETS                                                            
                                                                  
INVESTMENTS, AT FAIR VALUE:                                       
Vanguard Money Market Reserves - Prime                            
Portfolio                               $  7,566,856  $  7,597,233
Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust         12,326,840    12,147,344
Vanguard/Windsor II                       33,915,332    26,964,028
Crane Co. Stock Fund                      63,566,399    43,410,426
Medusa Stock Fund                          1,217,548     1,314,830
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                  10,075,274     7,703,210
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund                6,943,158     5,289,060
Vanguard  Fixed  Income  Securities  -                            
Long-Term Corporate Portfolio              1,854,119     1,484,805
Vanguard Index Trust - 500 Portfolio       2,470,073       848,281
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                     2,654,394       726,202
Loan Fund                                  3,717,641     2,971,977
          Total investments              146,307,634   110,457,396
                                                                  
RECEIVABLES:                                                      
Company contributions (Crane Co. Stock                            
Fund)                                        162,878       238,601
Employee contributions                       882,453       584,678
Employee loan payments                       130,787        93,793
Interest and dividends                       104,027             -
          Total receivables                 1,280,145       917,072
                                                                  
             Total assets                147,587,779   111,374,468
                                                                  
LIABILITIES:                                                      
                                                                  
Forfeitures due Crane Co.  (Crane  Co.                            
Stock Fund)                                  244,942        32,389
                                                                  
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS       $147,342,837 $ 111,342,079


See notes to financial statements.


</TABLE>
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<PAGE>


AMENDED AND RESTATED CRANE CO. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

<TABLE>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS FOR THE PERIOD
FROM JANUARY 1, 1997 TO DECEMBER 30, 1997 AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,1996
<S>                                         <C>            <C>
                                                1997          1996
CONTRIBUTIONS:                                       
Employee                                $  9,535,792  $  7,498,609
Crane Co. (Crane Co. Stock Fund)           3,458,814     3,091,336
     Total contributions                  12,994,606    10,589,945
                                                                  
EARNINGS ON INVESTMENTS:                                          
Interest and dividends                     7,289,503     5,191,655
Net  appreciation in fair  value  of                              
investments                               29,159,773    10,777,328
     Total earnings on investments        36,449,276    15,968,983
                                                                  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS                          (7,995,738)
                                        (14,761,316)
ROLLOVERS  AND TRANSFERS FROM  OTHER                              
PLANS                                       1,573,165      783,660
TRANSFER  OF ASSETS DUE TO  SALE  OF                              
SUBSIDIARY                                  -             (90,630)
FORFEITURES (Crane Co. Stock Fund)                        (76,904)
                                        (244,942)
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE AND OTHER            (10,031)       (5,310)
                                                                  
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE                              
FOR BENEFITS                              36,000,758    19,174,006
                                                                  
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS                                 
  Beginning of period                    111,342,079    92,168,073
                                                                  
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS                                 
  End of period                         $147,342,837  $111,342,079
                                                                  
                                                                  



See notes to financial statements.

</TABLE>
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CRANE CO. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
Notes  to  Financial Statements For the Period from January  1,  1997  to
December 30, 1997 and Year Ended December 31, 1996
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). Effective December  30,
  1997 the fiscal year end of the Plan was changed to December 30th.
        
  B.    Plan Amendments - The Plan was amended effective January 1,  1997
  designating  the  portion  of  the  Plan  invested  in  Company   Stock
  (consisting of (a) Contributing Companies matching contributions, which
  are invested in Company Stock through the Company Matching Contribution
  Stock  Fund  and (b) Participants' Deferred Savings contributions  that
  participants have elected to invest in the Crane Co. Stock Fund, as  an
  Employee  Stock  Ownership Plan, as defined  in  Section  4975  of  the
  Internal Revenue Code. Effective June 1, 1997, employees are eligible to
  participate in the Plan on the first day of the month coincident with or
  next following their date of hire.
  
  C.    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.

  D.    Participation - Subject to certain conditions, U.S. employees  of
  Crane  Co.  and eight of its subsidiaries: Huttig Sash & Door  Company;
  Hydro-Aire,  Inc.; Dyrotech Industries; Kemlite Company Inc.;  Cochrane
  Inc.;  Crane Capital Corp.; Unidynamics St.Louis Inc.;and Mark Controls
  Corporation  (collectively,the "Employer") 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  in the Plan on the first day of the month coincident  with
  or next following their date of hire.
  
  E.    Contributions  and  Funding Policy - Participants  may  elect  to
  contribute  to  the Plan from two to sixteen percent  of  their  annual
  compensation. Effective June 1, 1997, the Plan no longer limited 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 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 1997 and 1996.                            4
                                                                      -4-
  <PAGE>
  F.    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
  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.
  
  G.    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).

 H.  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.

 I.  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.
 
 J.  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
 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.

                                  5


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 K.  Rollovers  and Transfers from Other Plans - Rollovers and  transfers
 from  other  qualified plans are accepted by the  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.

 L.  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 transfers between the investment fund and the 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
 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 50 percent of approved  foreign
  banks  net  assets  in  Eurodollar certificates of  deposit  issued  by
  approved U.S.banks and Yankee obligations. The intent is to maintain  a
  constant net asset value of $1.00 per share.

  Vanguard  Retirement  Savings  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. The intent is to maintain a constant net  asset
  value  of $1.00 per share. Plan assets in the Retirement Savings  Trust
  are  recorded  at  contract value (which represents contributions  made
  under  the  contract plus earnings, less withdrawals and administrative
  expenses) because they are fully benefit responsive. The average  yield
  was approximately, 6% during both 1997 and 1996. The crediting interest
  rate  was  approximately 6% at December 30,1997 and December 31,  1996.
  Generally, the fair value of Plan assets invested approximates contract
  value.  Fair  value  of  Plan  assets  invested  was  $12,326,840   and
  $12,147,344  at December 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996,  respectively.
  According  to  the  Trustee,  the fair  value  of  the  Trust's  assets
  approximated contract value at December 30,1997 and December 31,1996.
  
  Vanguard/Windsor  II  - A diversified portfolio  of  equity  securities
  seeking  to  provide  long-term growth  of  capital  and  income.   Its
  secondary objective is to provide a reasonable level of current income.
                                                                        6
 <PAGE>
 Crane Co. Stock Fund - Investments in common stock of Crane Co.
 
 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.  On
 June  19,  1998 a merger between Southdown, Inc., and Medusa Corporation
 was  approved  pending  completion  of  a  ten  day  dissenters  period.
 Southdown shares received for Medusa shares are expected to be sold, and
 participants  holding shares in the Medusa Fund are able to  direct  the
 proceeds from the sale to any of the other investment vehicles available
 in the Plan. If the participants do not select an investment vehicle the
 proceeds will be transferred to their Money Market Reserve Fund.
 
 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 by investing in a diversified
 portfolio of long-term investment-grade bonds.
 
 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.
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B.  Investment Valuation - Investments in Mutual funds are valued at  the
 closing composite price published for the last business day of the year.
 The  Crane Co. Stock Fund and Medusa Stock Fund are valued at the quoted
 market  price of the respective companies. Participant loans are  valued
 at cost, which approximates fair value.

Below  are  the  investments whose fair value individually represented  5
percent or more of the Plan's net assets at the period ended December 30,
1997 and year ended December 30, 1996:
<TABLE>
<S>                     <C>        <C>         <C>            <C>
                                        1997                1996
                   Principal        Market      Principal        Market
                   Amount ($)  or   Value       Amount ($) or     Value
                   Shares/Units                 Shares/Units
Vanguard      Money                                                      
Market    Reserves-                                                      
Prime Portfolio       7,566,856  $ 7,566,856       7,597,233  $ 7,597,233
Vanguard/Windsor II   1,190,429  $33,915,332       1,131,516  $26,964,028
Vanguard Retirement                                                      
Savings Trust       $12,326,840  $12,326,840     $12,147,344  $12,147,344
Vanguard/Wellington                                                      
Fund                    343,163  $10,075,274         294,578  $ 7,703,210
Crane   Co.   Stock                                                      
Fund                  1,475,543  $63,566,399       1,496,395  $43,410,426
</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.Distributions  to  Participants- Benefit  payments  are  recorded  upon
distribution.

     E.General - The financial statements are prepared in conformity with
generally  accepted  accounting principles which  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 changes in net assets available for benefits  during
the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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  30,
 1997 and December 31, 1996 follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                        <C>           <C>
                                                 1997            1996
Vanguard  Money Market  Reserves  -                                  
Prime   Portfolio                       $   7,566,856   $   7,612,630
Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust          12,326,840      12,263,666
Vanguard/Windsor II                        33,915,332      27,164,036
Crane Co. Stock Fund                       63,566,399      43,764,912
Medusa Stock Fund                           1,217,548       1,314,830
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                   10,075,274       7,798,543
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund                 6,943,158       5,345,044
Vanguard  Fixed Income  Securities-                                  
Long-Term Corporate Portfolio               1,854,119       1,503,159
Vanguard   Index   Trust   -    500                                  
Portfolio                                   2,470,073         866,313
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                      2,654,394         736,969
Loan Fund                                   3,717,641       2,971,977
                                         $146,307,634    $110,457,396
</TABLE>

5. INFORMATION RELATED TO CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 The  changes  in net assets available for benefits by  fund  for  the
 period  from January 1, 1997 to December 30, 1997 and the year  ended
 December 31, 1996 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                        <C>           <C>
Employee Contributions:                               
                                                1997             1996
Vanguard  Money Market  Reserves  -                                  
Prime   Portfolio                       $    555,759     $    564,168
Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust          1,099,586        1,320,427
Vanguard/Windsor II                        2,586,989        2,237,356
Crane Co. Stock Fund                       1,667,638        1,197,680
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                   1,306,773        1,122,363
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund                  793,306          649,921
Vanguard Fixed Income Securities -                                   
   Long-Term Corporate Portfolio             244,739          230,466
Vanguard   Index   Trust   -    500                                  
Portfolio                                    652,219          102,388
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                       628,783           73,840
                                        $  9,535,792     $  7,498,609
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>                                            
<S>                              <C>               <C>
Interest and Dividends:                       1997               1996
Vanguard  Money Market Reserves                                      
- - Prime   Portfolio                   $    430,202       $    423,505
Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust          729,613            691,239
Vanguard/Windsor II                      3,090,830          1,891,892
Crane Co. Stock Fund                       727,570            684,446
Medusa Stock Fund                           13,403             17,069
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                   845,402            597,889
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund                934,578            504,012
Vanguard      Fixed      Income                                      
Securities           -Long-Term                                      
Corporate Portfolio                        105,779            124,686
Vanguard  Index  Trust  -   500                                      
Portfolio                                   46,502             12,824
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                      89,406             18,679
Loan Fund                                  276,218            225,414
                                      $  7,289,503       $  5,191,655
Net Appreciation (Depreciation)                                      
in Fair Value of Investments:
Vanguard/Windsor II                   $ 5,374,035         $ 3,310,639
Crane Co. Stock Fund                   21,086,660           6,219,196
Medusa Stock Fund                         268,204             316,497
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                  986,667             485,526
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund               598,948             453,795
Vanguard      Fixed      Income                                      
Securities-Long-Term                                                 
Corporate Portfolio                        86,514           (101,369)
Vanguard  Index  Trust  -   500                                      
Portfolio                                 406,592              56,270
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                    352,153              36,774
                                      $29,159,773         $10,777,328
Distributions to Participants:                                         
Vanguard  Money Market Reserves                                      
- - Prime   Portfolio                 $  (1,251,513)       $  (984,744)
Vanguard   Retirement   Savings                                      
Trust                                  (1,810,428)        (1,161,627)
Vanguard/Windsor II                    (3,213,836)        (1,744,278)
Crane Co. Stock Fund                   (6,529,552)        (2,689,238)
Medusa Stock Fund                        (321,203)          (101,035)
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                 (603,281)          (691,592)
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund              (487,784)          (323,586)
Vanguard      Fixed      Income                                      
Securities     -      Long-Term                                      
Corporate Portfolio                      (221,235)           (112,825)
Vanguard  Index  Trust  -   500                                      
Portfolio                                 (83,802)              (468)
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                    (48,553)              (499)
Loan Fund                                (190,129)          (185,846)
                                     $(14,761,316)       $(7,995,738)
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<TABLE>                                            
<S>                              <C>               <C>
Transfer From (To) Other Funds:                    
                                             1997                1996
Vanguard  Money Market Reserves                                      
- - Prime   Portfolio                    $  259,064        $  (681,562)
Vanguard   Retirement   Savings            97,592           (231,295)
Trust
Vanguard/Windsor II                   (1,099,552)                 817
Crane Co. Stock Fund                    (311,147)             135,620
Medusa Stock Fund                        (37,728)            (59,741)
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                (264,974)           (430,953)
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund             (255,723)             214,756
Vanguard      Fixed      Income                                      
Securities            Long-Term                                      
Corporate Portfolio                       147,982            (91,125)
Vanguard  Index   Trust  -  500                                      
Portfolio                                 576,919             577,152
Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund                    887,567             566,331
                                          $     -             $     -
                                                   
Rollovers   and  Transfers   From                  
Other Plans:
                                                                     
Vanguard  Money Market Reserves                                     
- - Prime   Portfolio                 $     91,686        $      6,228
Vanguard   Retirement   Savings                                     
Trust                                    181,404              18,454
Vanguard/Windsor II                      426,788             250,628
Crane Co. Stock Fund                     275,118              23,961
Medusa Stock Fund                              -                   -
Vanguard/Wellington Fund                 215,585             110,348
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund              130,876             187,363
Vanguard      Fixed      Income                                     
Securities-Long-Term                                                
Corporate Portfolio                       40,376              50,793
Vanguard  Index  Trust  -   500                                     
Portfolio                                107,600              99,126
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund                   103,732              36,759
Loan Fund                                      -                   -
                                    $  1,573,165         $   783,660
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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 25, 1998
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       AMENDED AND RESTATED CRANE CO. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
       ITEM 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                            DECEMBER 30, 1997
<TABLE>
<S>                        <C>             <C>           <C>
                         Shares/                         
                        Principal                        
 Identity of Issue     Amount ($)         Cost       Current
                                                      Value
Vanguard      Money                                            
Market    Reserves-                                            
Prime Portfolio*           7,566,856  $ 7,566,856  $  7,566,856
Vanguard Retirement                                            
Savings Trust*           $12,326,840   12,326,840    12,326,840
Vanguard/Windsor           1,190,429   23,527,243    33,915,332
II*
Crane   Co.   Stock        1,475,543   30,096,517    63,566,399
Fund*
Medusa Stock Fund             25,961      253,924     1,217,548
Vanguard/Wellington                                            
Fund*                        343,163    8,162,666    10,075,274
Vanguard/Morgan                                                
Growth Fund*                 399,262    5,866,583     6,943,158
Vanguard      Index                                            
Trust     -     500           27,412    2,058,290     2,470,073
Portfolio*
Vanguard/PRIMECAP             67,490    2,313,664     2,654,394
Fund*
Vanguard      Fixed                                            
Income Securities -                                            
Long-Term Corporate          199,582    1,762,207     1,854,119
Portfolio*
Loans            to                -    3,717,641     3,717,641
Participants*
                                      $97,652,430  $146,307,634
                                                               


*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
            PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 1997 TO DECEMBER 30, 1997
<TABLE>
   <S>                               <C>         <C>   <C>            <C>
<C>
                      Cost of          Proceeds   Cost of Assets      
                      Assets             From          Sold       Net Gain
Identity of Issue    Purchased           Sales                    or(Loss)
                                                                       
Series of Transactions                                                 
Crane  Co.  Stock                                                         
Fund*              $9,131,394        $10,062,729   $5,858,168   $4,204,561
Vanguard    Money                                                         
Market   Reserves                                                         
- -Prime Portfolio*  $ 4,896,173         $4,925,924   $4,925,924            -
Vanguard/Windsor                                                          
II*               $ 7,913,300         $6,337,400   $4,294,023   $  $2,043,377
Vanguard                                                                  
Retirement                                                                
Savings Trust*    $ 3,597,638         $3,414,489    $3,414,489           -
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          

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


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