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SC 13G, 1999-12-20
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
             -------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
             -------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   448451 10 4
                    -----------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                DECEMBER 16, 1999
                   ------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

      Check the  appropriate  box to designate  the rule  pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

      [   ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
      [ X ]  Rule 13d-1(c)
      [   ]  Rule 13d-1(d)

      The information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP NO. 448451 10 4                                          PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES
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   1    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
        I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            The Crane Fund (I.R.S. Identification Number 16-6124341)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                                   (a) [   ]
                                                                   (b) [   ]

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   3    SEC USE ONLY


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   4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


            Illinois Charitable Trust
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                     5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     NUMBER OF
      SHARES                 1,728,537
   BENEFICIALLY      -----------------------------------------------------------
     OWNED BY        6   SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH
    REPORTING                0
     PERSON          -----------------------------------------------------------
      WITH           7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             1,728,537
                     -----------------------------------------------------------
                     8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

            1,728,537
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES                                                             [   ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

            8.4%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

            00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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Item 1 (a)     Name of Issuer:

               Huttig Building Products, Inc.

Item 1 (b)     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

               Lakeview Center, Suite 400
               14500 South Outer Forty Road
               Chesterfield, Missouri  63017

Item 2 (a)     Name of Person Filing:

               The Crane Fund

Item 2 (b)     Address of Principal Business Office:

               140 Sylvan Avenue, Suite 4
               Englewood Cliffs, NJ  07632

Item 2 (c)     Citizenship:

               Illinois Charitable Trust

Item 2 (d)     Title of Class of Securities:

               Common Stock, $.01 Par Value

Item 2 (e)     CUSIP Number:

               448451 10 4

Item 3.        If  this  statement is filed  pursuant  to SS 240.13d-1(c), check
               this box [x].


Item 4.        Ownership


                    As of  December  16,  1999,  The Crane  Fund owns  1,728,537
               shares (the "Shares") of the outstanding  Common Stock, par value
               $.01 per share,  of Huttig  Building  Products,  Inc., a Delaware
               corporation ("Huttig").  The Shares constitute approximately 8.4%
               of  Huttig's  outstanding  Common  Stock.  The  Crane  Fund  is a
               charitable  trust  managed by trustees  appointed by the Board of
               Directors  of Crane Co., a Delaware  corporation  ("Crane").  The
               incumbent  trustees  of The Crane  Fund are G A.  Dickoff,  A. I.
               duPont,  J. R. Packer,  M. L. Raithel and D. S Smith, all of whom
               are  officers  of Crane.  Pursuant to the trust  instrument,  the
               Shares shall be voted by the trustees as directed by the Board of
               Directors of Crane,  the


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               distribution  of the  income  of the  trust  for  its  charitable
               purposes is subject to the control of such Board of  Directors of
               Crane,  and the Shares may be sold by the trustees  only upon the
               direction of such Board of Directors action by a two-thirds vote.
               None of the  directors or the trustees has any direct  beneficial
               interest in, and all disclaim  beneficial  ownership  of,  Shares
               held by The Crane Fund.


Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class


               Not applicable.


Item 6.        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.


               Not applicable.


Item 7.        Identification   and   Classification  of  the  Subsidiary  Which
               Acquired the  Security  Being  Reported on By the Parent  Holding
               Company or Control Person.


               Not applicable.


Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.


               Not applicable.


Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of Group.


               Not applicable.


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Item 10.       Certifications.


               By signing  below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
               belief,  the  securities  referred to above were not acquired and
               are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
               influencing  the control of the issuer of the securities and were
               not  acquired  and  are  not  held  in  connection  with  or as a
               participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.



                                    SIGNATURE


      After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


Date:  December 17, 1999


                                    /s/ A. I. duPont
                                    -------------------------
                                    A. I. duPont
                                    Trustee










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