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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 December 31, 1997 to December 30, 1998


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


            ELDEC CORPORATION AND INTERPOINT CORPORATION
                        DEFERRED INCOME 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>
ELDEC CORPORATION AND INTERPOINT CORPORATION DEFERRED INCOME 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 30, 1998                               2
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
     Available for Benefits for the Period
     From January 1, 1997 to December 30, 1997
     and fiscal year ended December 30, 1998             3

Notes to Financial Statements                            4

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SUPPLEMENTAL  SCHEDULES  AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR  ENDED  DECEMBER  30,
1998

Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes

Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions






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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

ELDEC CORPORATION AND INTERPOINT CORPORATION DEFERRED INCOME PLAN:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available
for benefits of ELDEC Corporation and Interpoint Corporation
Deferred Income Plan (the Plan) as of December 30, 1998 and 1997,
and the related statements of changes in net assets available for
benefits for the year ended December 30, 1998 and for the period
from January 1, 1997 to December 30, 1997.  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
as of December 30, 1998 and 1997, and the changes in net assets
available for benefits for the year ended December 30, 1998 and for
the period from January 1, 1997 to December 30, 1997, 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
schedules of (1) assets held for investment purposes as of December
30, 1998 and (2) reportable transactions for the year ended December
30, 1998 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 1998 financial statements and, in our opinion, are
fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation
to the basic 1998 financial statements taken as a whole.


Deloitte & Touche LLP
Seattle, Washington
May 28, 1999
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ELDEC CORPORATION AND INTERPOINT CORPORATION DEFERRED INCOME PLAN
<TABLE>

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
DECEMBER 30, 1997 AND DECEMBER 30, 1998
<S>                                      <C>          <C>
                                                    1998
                                       1997
ASSETS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:                $1,852          $37

INVESTMENTS, AT FAIR VALUE:
Mutual funds                          26,772,200   38,137,504
Common and collective funds            3,589,008    5,678,340
Crane Co. common stock                 2,291,924    5,533,947
Participant notes receivable             843,358    1,421,482
          Total investments           33,496,490   50,771,273

RECEIVABLES:
Employer contribution receivable
   (Crane Co. Stock Fund)                 41,094       45,614
Employee contributions                   132,895      144,587
Total receivables                                     190,201
                                         173,989


NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS                 $ 50,961,511
                                      $33,672,331


See notes to financial statements.


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ELDEC CORPORATION AND INTERPOINT CORPORATION DEFERRED INCOME 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 30,
1998
<S>                                         <C>          <C>
- --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    1998
                                     1997
CONTRIBUTIONS:
Employee                             $3,925,106    $4,142,119
Employer (Crane Co. Stock Fund)       1,176,638     1,307,342
Rollovers                                     0     7,691,509
   Total contributions                5,101,744    13,140,970

EARNINGS ON INVESTMENTS:
Interest and dividends                  388,350       499,231
Net appreciation in fair value of
investments                           6,110,165     7,578,474
   Total earnings on investments      6,498,515     8,077,705

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS        (1,904,958)
                                                  (3,805,827)

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE AND OTHER       (66,477)     (123,668)
                                    (1,971,435)   (3,929,495)
NET   INCREASE   IN   NET   ASSETS
AVAILABLE         FOR BENEFITS        9,628,824    17,289,180


NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 Beginning of period                 24,043,507    33,672,331

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 End of period                      $33,672,331   $50,961,511


See notes to financial statements.

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ELDEC CORPORATION AND INTERPOINT CORPORATION DEFERRED INCOME PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements For the Period from January 1, 1997
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
to December 30, 1997 and Year Ended December 30, 1998

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
The following description of the Eldec Corporation and Interpoint
Corporation Deferred Income Plan (the Plan) provides only general
information.  Participants should refer to the Plan document for
more complete information regarding the Plan's provisions.

   General:   The  Plan  is  a  defined  contribution  plan  covering
   substantially  all employees of Eldec  Corporation  and Interpoint
   Corporation  (collectively,  the Corporation).  The Corporation is
   a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Crane Co. The Plan is subject to the
   terms  of the  Employee  Retirement  Income  Security  Act of 1974
   (ERISA).  During 1997 the Plan's  year-end was changed to December
   30 from December 31.

   Contributions:  Until  October  1, 1998,  each year,  participants
   could elect to  contribute  and defer between 1% and 15% of pretax
   annual  compensation as defined by the Plan.  Effective October 1,
   1998,  the  percentage  election  increased to 17%.  Such employee
   contributions  may not exceed the maximum  allowable  contribution
   under IRC regulations.  Participants  may also contribute  amounts
   representing  distributions  from other qualified  defined benefit
   or  contribution  plans.  The  Corporation  matches  50%  of  each
   participant's contribution,  up to 6% of the participant's salary,
   made in the form of common stock of Crane Co.

   During  the  year  ended   December  30,  1998,   the   Interpoint
   Corporation  Retirement  &  Savings  Plan was  terminated  and all
   assets  were   transferred   into  the  Plan.   The  total  amount
   transferred of  approximately  $7,342,000 is included in Rollovers
   in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.

   Participant  accounts:  Each  participant's  account  is  credited
   with  the  participant's  contributions  and  allocations  of  the
   Corporation's  matching contribution and Plan earnings and charged
   with an allocation of management fees not paid by the Corporation.

   Vesting:  A  participant's  deferred income  contribution  account
   and  Corporation  matching   contributions  are  100%  vested  and
   nonforfeitable at all times.

   Participant notes receivable:  Actively employed  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% of their  account
   balance.  Loan terms,  subject to  approval by the  Administration
   Committee (the  Committee),  range from 1 to 5 years,  or up to 15
   years for the purchase of a primary  residence.  The interest rate
   on loans is 1% above the Wall  Street  prime  lending  rate on the
   first  business day of the  calendar  quarter in which the loan is
   made.

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   Payment of benefits: Upon retirement,  disability,  termination of
   employment or death, a participant or designated  beneficiary will
   receive  a lump sum  payment  equal to the  participant's  account
   balance.  If the  participant's  account  balance is greater  than
   $5,000,  the participant  may elect to defer the withdrawal  until
   reaching the age of 70-1/2.

   Plan  termination:  Although it has not expressed any intent to do
   so, the  Corporation  has the right to  terminate  the Plan at any
   time  subject to the  provisions  of ERISA.  In the event the Plan
   is  terminated,  the  Plan's  assets  will  be  liquidated  by the
   Trustee and distributed to participants.

   Tax  Status:  The  Internal  Revenue  Service has  determined  and
   informed the Corporation,  by a letter dated May 5, 1994, that the
   Plan is designed in  accordance  with  applicable  sections of the
   Internal  Revenue  Code  (IRC).  The  Plan has  been  amended  and
   restated  since  receiving the  determination  letter and the Plan
   Administrator  is  currently  in the  process  of filing for a new
   determination  letter. The Plan  Administrator  believes the Plan,
   as  amended  and  restated,   is  currently   being   operated  in
   compliance   with  the   applicable   requirements   of  the  IRC.
   Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been recorded.

   Investment  Funds:  Plan  participants  may direct  investment  of
   their  accounts in any of several funds in such  increments and at
   such times as designated  by the Committee  appointed by the Board
   of Directors.  On October 5, 1998,  new funds were made  available
   to  participants  of the Plan.  The investment  options  available
   for as of December 30, 1998 are as follows:

   Norwest   Stable  Value  Fund  This  fund  invests   primarily  in
   Guaranteed  Investment  Contracts  ("GICs") but may also invest in
   U.S. Treasury  obligations and money market instruments.  A GIC is
   issued by a major  life  insurance  company to  retirement  plans.
   GICs offer safety,  stability and relatively high income. Although
   GICs do not experience market fluctuations,  they do not have U.S.
   Government  backing.  It is the insurance  company that guarantees
   the  investment  rate and return of principal  at full value.  The
   objective of this fund is to earn a predictable  investment return
   that is somewhat  higher than overall money market  rates,  with a
   minimum  chance of loss of the  original  contributions.  The risk
   and  return  characteristics  of this fund are that it is low risk
   with low to moderate  long-term growth potential.  Interest on the
   invested money provides the investment return.

   AIM  Balanced  Fund  Class A This  fund is a  mutual  fund  with a
   balanced  portfolio  which  seeks to  provide  reasonable  current
   income and long-term capital  appreciation by investing 60% to 70%
   of its  assets  in  common  stocks  with  the  remainder  held  in
   high-quality  corporate  bonds  and  U.S.  Government  securities.
   Stocks are selected on the basis of their  current  dividends  and
   potential  growth of capital and income.  The fund may also invest
   up to 20% of its assets in foreign  securities.  The  objective of
   this fund is to provide the  possibility  of long-term  investment
   growth while  reducing the risk of investment  loss.  The risk and
   return  characteristics  of this fund are that it is moderate risk
   with moderate  long-term  growth  potential.  Dividends,  interest
   and  changes  in the  values  of the  shares  provide  most of the
   investment return.

   Prudential  Stock  Index Fund  Class Z This fund is a mutual  fund
   which seeks to match the total return  performance  of the S&P 500
   Stock Index by  investing in all 500 stocks in  approximately  the
   same  proportions  as  represented  in the  S&P 500  Stock  Index.
   Dominated  by large  "blue  chip"  stocks,  this  unmanaged  index
   covers  about 70% of the total  U.S.  market  capitalization.  The
   very low turnover in the  portfolio's  holdings allows the fund to
   maintain  substantially  lower  management  fees. The objective of
   this fund is to provide the  possibility  of long-term  investment
   growth while  reducing the risk of investment  loss.  The risk and
   return  characteristics  of this fund are that it is moderate risk
   with moderate  long-term  growth  potential.  Dividends,  interest
   and  changes  in the  values  of the  shares  provide  most of the
   investment return.
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   Prudential  Jennison  Growth  Fund  Class Z This  fund is a mutual
   fund,  which  seeks  long-term  growth  of  capital  by  investing
   primarily in established companies with market  capitalizations of
   at least $1 billion and above average growth  prospects.  The fund
   invests  substantially  all, but at least 65% of its total assets,
   in  common  stocks,   convertible   securities  and  other  equity
   securities.  Companies  must be currently  demonstrating  superior
   absolute and relative  earnings growth and be attractively  valued
   to be included in this fund's  portfolio.  The  objective  of this
   fund is to provide the higher rates of return that are  associated
   with stocks,  while  limiting the risk  associated  with stocks by
   investing    in   large    companies.    The   risk   and   return
   characteristics  of this fund are that it is moderate to high risk
   with moderate to high long-term growth  potential.  Changes in the
   values of the shares  provide most of the investment  return,  but
   the fund also receives dividends and interest.


   Mutual  Qualified  Fund A This fund is a mutual fund which invests
   primarily  in   medium-sized   companies.   Its  goal  is  capital
   appreciation,  which may  occasionally be short-term.  Income is a
   secondary  objective.  The fund  invests in common  and  preferred
   stocks,  and debt of any credit quality.  It may also invest up to
   50% of  assets  in  companies  involved  in  prospective  mergers,
   consolidations,  liquidations,  reorganizations,  or other special
   situations.   The   objective  of  the  fund  is  to  provide  the
   possibility  of  short  and  long-term  investment  growth,  while
   reducing the risk of  investment  loss by investing in  securities
   that, in the opinion of the fund manager,  are priced at discounts
   to their  intrinsic  values.  The risk and return  characteristics
   of this fund are that it is  moderate  to high risk with  moderate
   to high  long-term  growth  potential.  Changes  in  values of the
   shares  provide most of the  investment  return,  but the fund may
   also receive dividends and interest.

   Prudential  Small  Company  Value  Fund  Class  Z This  fund  is a
   mutual fund, which invests  primarily in small company stocks with
   market  capitalizations  of less  than  $500  million  to  provide
   long-term  capital  appreciation.  The  fund  emphasizes  equities
   that   appear   undervalued   by   various   measures,   such   as
   price/earnings  or  price/book   ratios.  The  value  approach  is
   intended  to be  conservative,  but  the  fund's  focus  on  small
   company stocks adds substantial  risks. The objective of this fund
   is to provide the  possibility  of higher  rates of return than by
   investing in small  companies with greater growth  potential.  The
   risk  and  return  characteristics  of this  fund  are  that it is
   moderate to very high risk with  moderate  to very high  long-term
   growth  potential.  Changes in the  values of the  shares  provide
   most  of  the  investment  return,  but  the  fund  also  receives
   dividends.
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   Putnam  International  Growth  Fund  Class A This fund is a mutual
   fund which seeks  capital  appreciation  by investing at least 65%
   of its assets in equity  securities of companies  located  outside
   the United  States.  It may invest in  companies  of any size that
   it judges to be in a strong  growth  trend or that it  believes is
   undervalued.  The fund may invest in both  developed  and emerging
   markets.  This fund is considered  riskier  because of its foreign
   stock  emphasis.  The objective of this fund is to provide  higher
   rates of  return  and  greater  diversification  by  investing  in
   stocks   of   international   companies.   The  risk  and   return
   characteristics  of this fund are that it is moderate to very high
   risk  with  moderate  to very  high  long-term  growth  potential.
   Changes  in  the  values  of  the  shares   provide  most  of  the
   investment return, but the fund also receives dividends.

   Crane Co. Stock Fund  Investments in common stock of Crane Co.


   The  investment  options  available for the period January 1, 1997
   to October 5, 1998 were as follows:

   U.S. Trust Capital  Preservation  Fund This fund invests primarily
   in Guaranteed  Investment  Contracts  ("GICs") but may also invest
   in U.S.  Treasury  obligations and money market  instruments.  The
   objective of this fund is to earn a predictable  investment return
   that is somewhat  higher than overall money market  rates,  with a
   minimum chance of loss of the original contributions.

   Vanguard  Wellington  Fund  This  fund  is a  mutual  fund  with a
   balanced  portfolio  which  seeks to  provide  reasonable  current
   income and long-term capital  appreciation by investing 60% to 70%
   of its  assets  in  common  stocks  with  the  remainder  held  in
   high-quality  corporate  bonds  and  U.S.  Government  securities.
   Stocks are selected on the basis of their  current  dividends  and
   potential  growth of capital and income.  The fund may also invest
   up to 10% of its assets in foreign  securities.  The  objective of
   this fund is to provide the  possibility  of long-term  investment
   growth while reducing the risk of investment loss.

   Vanguard Institutional Equity Index Fund This fund is a mutual
   fund which seeks to match the total return performance of the S&P
   500 Stock Index by investing in all 500 stocks in approximately
   the same proportions as represented in the S&P 500 Stock Index.
   The objective of this fund is to provide the possibility of
   long-term investment growth while reducing the risk of investment
   loss.

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   Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund  This fund is a mutual fund
   which seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in
   established companies with market capitalizations of at least $1
   billion and above average growth prospects.  The fund invests
   substantially all, but at least 65% of its total assets, in
   common stocks, convertible securities and other equity
   securities.  Companies must be currently demonstrating superior
   absolute and relative earnings growth and be attractively valued
   to be included in this fund's portfolio. The objective of this
   fund is to provide the higher rates of return that are associated
   with stocks, while limiting the risk associated with stocks by
   investing in large companies.



   T. Rowe  Price  Small Cap  Value  Fund This fund is a mutual  fund
   which  invests  primarily  in small  company  stocks  with  market
   capitalizations  of less than $500  million to  provide  long-term
   capital  appreciation.  The fund  emphasizes  equities that appear
   undervalued  by  various  measures,   such  as  price/earnings  or
   price/book   ratios.   The  value   approach  is  intended  to  be
   conservative,  but the fund's focus on small  company  stocks adds
   substantial  risks.  The  objective of this fund is to provide the
   possibility  of higher  rates of return than by investing in small
   companies with greater growth potential.

   American  Funds  Europacific  Growth  Fund  This is a mutual  fund
   which  invests in a carefully  chosen  selection  of more than 275
   companies  based outside the U.S. which offer above average growth
   potential.  The  fund  usually  invests  approximately  65% of its
   assets  in  Pacific  Basin  stocks,  including  Japan,  Australia,
   Canada,  Malaysia  and  Singapore.  The  fund  typically  keeps  a
   relatively  high cash level to moderate  foreign stock  volatility
   and purchases  equities with moderate  price  multiples.  Exposure
   to emerging  markets is below average.  The objective of this fund
   is to provide  higher rates of return and greater  diversification
   by investing in stocks of international companies.

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Below are the investments whose fair value  individually  represented 5
percent or more of the Plan's net assets as of  December  30,  1997 and
1998:
<TABLE>
<S>                    <C>       <C>       <C>           <C>
                                        1997            1998
U.S.  Trust  Company  of  the  Pacific
Northwest     Capital     Preservation $               $5,534,855
Fund                                    3,589,008
Norwest Stable Value Fund                                 143,485
Vanguard Wellington Fund                3,387,051
AIM Balanced Fund Class A                               5,654,817
Vanguard  Institutional  Equity  Index  4,445,618
Fund
Prudential Stock Index Fund Class Z                     7,730,360
Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund       11,260,625
Prudential  Jennison Growth Fund Class                 17,015,924
A
Mutual Qualified Fund                                      22,220
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Fund      5,476,559
Prudential  Small  Company  Value Fund                  5,219,220
Class A
American Funds Europacific Growth Fund  2,202,347
Putnam   International   Growth   Fund                  2,494,963
Class A
Crane Co. Stock Fund                    2,291,924       5,533,947
</TABLE>



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.

   Basis of accounting:  The financial statements of the Plan are
   prepared under the accrual method of accounting.

   Cash equivalents:  All investments purchased with a maturity of
   three months or less have been classified as cash equivalents.

   Investment valuation:  Investments are stated at fair value based
   on quoted market prices.  Participant notes receivable are valued
   at cost which approximates fair value.

   Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date
   basis with the cost basis of securities sold determined by
   specific identification.

   Dividend income, interest income and realized gains and losses
   from investments are recorded as earned on an accrual basis. The
   dividend income, interest income and realized gains and losses
   are allocated to participant accounts daily on a cash basis based
   upon each participant's proportionate share of assets in each
   fund.  Unrealized gains and losses are allocated to participants
   daily based on the participant's proportionate share of assets in
   each fund.



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   <PAGE>

   Benefit  payments:  Benefits  are  recorded  when  paid.  Benefits
   payable to participants  included in net assets totaled $1,919 and
   $71,171 at December 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively.  Such amounts
   are shown as Plan liabilities in the Form 5500.

   Use of  estimates:  The  preparation  of financial  statements  in
   conformity with generally accepted accounting  principles requires
   management  to make  estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect the
   reported  amounts  of assets and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of
   contingent  assets and  liabilities  at the date of the  financial
   statements   and  the  reported   amounts  of  additions  to,  and
   deductions  from, net assets during the reporting  period.  Actual
   results could differ from those estimates.

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3. PARTIES-IN-INTEREST
  The Plan has investments and transactions  with  parties-in-interest,
  those parties being 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 1998 follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>          <C>
                                          1997          1998

U.S.  Trust  Company  of the  Pacific
Northwest Capital Preservation Fund    $ 3,606,164   $ 5,534,873
Norwest Stable Value Fund                                158,734
Vanguard Wellington Fund                 3,401,622             0
AIM Balanced Fund Class A                              5,672,990
Vanguard Institutional Equity Index      4,467,765
Fund
Prudential Stock Index Fund Class Z                    7,758,127
Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund        11,301,711
Prudential   Jennison   Growth   Fund                 17,059,528
Class A
Mutual Qualified Fund                                     23,574
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Fund       5,499,545
Prudential  Small  Company Value Fund                  5,241,460
Class A
American  Funds  Europacific   Growth    2,213,000
Fund
Putnam   International   Growth  Fund                  2,502,738
Class A
Crane Co. Stock Fund                     2,339,166     5,588,006
Loan Fund                                  843,358     1,421,481
                                                 $  $50,961,511
                                        33,672,331
</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 30, 1998 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>          <C>
Employee Contributions:
                                        1997            1998

U.S.   Trust   Company   of   the
Pacific     Northwest     Capital       $ 518,574      $  330,421
Preservation Fund
Norwest Stable Value Fund
                                                          111,941
Vanguard Wellington Fund                  483,917         360,699
AIM Balanced Fund Class A                                 133,619
Vanguard Institutional Equity             609,605         535,459
Index Fund
Prudential   Stock   Index   Fund                         198,274
Class Z
Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund       1,242,650          976,632
Prudential  Jennison  Growth Fund                         322,742
Class A
Mutual Qualified Fund                                       6,928
T.  Rowe  Price  Small  Cap Value         678,458         536,659
Fund
Prudential  Small  Company  Value                         167,375
Fund Class A
American    Funds     Europacific                         185,232
Growth Fund
Putnam  International Growth Fund                          55,390
Class A
Crane Co. Stock Fund                       77,515        220,748
                                       $3,925,106   $ 4,142,119
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Net investment income:               1997             1998

U.S.   TrustCompany   of  the
Pacific   Northwest   Capital
Preservation Fund                  $   215,722         $  302,595
Norwest Stable Value Fund
                                                            1,235
Vanguard Wellington Fund               598,977
                                                          178,027
AIM Balanced Fund Class A
                                                          796,747
Vanguard Institutional
Equity Index Fund                      985,893            188,534
Prudential  Stock  Index Fund
Class Z                                                 1,530,620
Harbor  Capital  Appreciation        2,943,266
Fund                                                       81,291
Prudential   Jennison  Growth
Fund Class A                                            4,978,626
Mutual Qualified Fund
                                                              452
T.  Rowe   Price   Small  Cap        1,049,121        (1,121,682)
Value Fund
Prudential    Small   Company
Value Fund Class A
                                                          522,980
American  Funds   Europacific          184,574          (131,352)
Growth Fund
Putnam  International  Growth
Fund Class A
                                                          581,422
Crane Co. Stock Fund                   447,165
                                                           51,956
Loan Fund                               73,797           116,255
                                     6,498,515         8,077,705

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 <S>                           <C>              <C>
Distributions to Participants        1997              1998

U.S.  Trust  Company  of  the
Pacific   Northwest   Capital
Preservation Fund                    $ 226,569          $ 847,244
Vanguard Wellington Fund               251,064            372,290
Vanguard Institutional
Equity Index Fund                      138,901            323,907
Harbor  Capital  Appreciation          780,522            964,171
Fund
American  Funds   Europacific
Growth Fund                            119,416            156,698
Crane Co. Stock Fund                    79,647            450,165
Loan Fund                               70,891            54,854
                                    $1,904,958        $3,805,827
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                               SIGNATURE

 Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
 1934, the  Administrative  Committee of the ELDEC  CORPORATION AND
 INTERPOINT  CORPORATION  DEFERRED INCOME 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

                  Arlan VanKoevering
                  Arlan VanKeovering

                  David Neils
                  David Neils

                  Linda Wood
                  Linda Wood

Lynnwood, WA
June 15, 1999
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   ELDEC CORPORATION AND INTERPOINT CORPORATION DEFERRED INCOME PLAN
      ITEM 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                           DECEMBER 30, 1998
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<S>                      <C>            <C>          <C>


        Identity of Issue              Cost       Current
                                                   Value
Collective Funds:

U.S. Trust Company of the
Pacific Northwest Capital           $ 5,457,142   $5,534,855
Preservation Fund
Norwest Stable Value Fund               142,549      143,485
Mutual Funds:
AIM Balanced Fund A                   4,913,922    5,654,817
Prudential Stock Index Fund Z         6,327,580    7,730,360
Prudential Jennison Growth Fund A    12,525,343   17,015,924
Mutual Qualified Income A                22,314       22,220
Prudential Small Company Value        5,227,028    5,219,220
Fund
Putnam International Growth           1,984,393    2,494,963

Crane Co. Stock Fund* (187,133        4,347,981    5,533,947
shares)
Participant notes receivable          1,421,482    1,421,482
                                    $42,369,734 $ 50,771,273



*Represents a party-in-interest to the plan.
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   ELDEC CORPORATION AND INTERPOINT CORPORATION DEFERRED INCOME PLAN
            ITEM 27d - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
                 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 30, 1998
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  <S>                            <C>      <C>  <C>        <C>        <C>
<C>

                     Purchase    Number            Number         Net Gain
Identity of Issue      Price     of      Sale      of      Cost   or(Loss)
                                 Purchases   Price  Sales

 Series of
 Transactions
 USTPN Capital
 Preservation Fund   8,321,917        29 1,212,931     261,032,782  180,149
 Crane Company       5,822,219        32 3,373,190     243,333,471   39,719
 Stock
 Prudential Small
 Company Value       5,228,476        21     1,408      2    1,446     (38)
 Fund A
 Prudential Stock
 Index Fund Z        6,363,476        18    43,745      2   35,950    7,794
 Prudential
 Jennison Growth     12,583,273       20    73,300      4   58,008   15,292
 Fund A
AIM Balanced Fund A  4,913,895        18         0     0        0        0
U/O/P in Federated
Government Bonds     18,884,032      454 18,888,372  367 18,888,372      0
Euro Pacific Growth
Fund                   497,216        34 2,552,144    21 2,577,772(25,629)
Harbor Capital
Appreciation fund    3,464,917        38 14,503,020   31 11,149,923,353,097
Row T Price Small
Cap Value Fund       1,262,749        35 5,616,444    26 5,621,346 (4,902)
Vanguard/
Wellington Fund      1,632,319        43 5,098,473    19 4,620,095 478,378
Vanguard
Institutional Index  1,667,253        40 6,241,985    26 4,897,3341,344,650
Fund

 Single
 transaction:
USTPN Capital
Preservation Fund    5,468,486
Crane Company Stock  3,968,126
Prudential Small
Company Value Fund A 4,455,658
Prudential Stock
Index Fund Z         6,037,837
Prudential Jennison
Growth Fund A        11,742,254
AIM Balanced Fund A  4,727,984
U/O/P in Federated
Government Bonds     5,629,471
U/O/P in Federated
Government Bonds                         5,526,308       5,526,308        0
Harbor Capital
Appreciation fund                        12,253,360      10,445,841,807,519
Row T Price Small
Cap Value Fund                           4,457,785       4,632,275(174,490)
Vanguard/
Wellington Fund                          4,747,267       4,314,799  432,468
Vanguard
Institutional Index                      5,967,156       4,710,0391,257,116
Fund
Crane Company Stock                      3,228,875       3,228,875        0



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