Form 5
1. Name and address of reporting person:
John C. Blackwell
1536 Beech Street
Terre Haute, IN 47804
2. Issuer name and ticker or trading symbol:
General Housewares Corp. (GHW)
4. Statement for month/year:
1997
6. Relationship of reporting person to issuer:
Officer - V.P. Sales & Marketing
1. Title of security:
Common Stock
2. Transaction date:
Periodic
3. Transaction code:
B*
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
26.475(A)
Price 7.987 - 8.775
5. Amount of securities beneficially owned at end of issuer's
fiscal year:
7,088(D)
968.598 (I)*
9. Number of derivative securities beneficially owned at end of
year:
18,000
/s/ John C. Blackwell
February 13, 1998
*Acquired on a periodic basis by the trustee of the Issuer's
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Represents shares acquired through
12/31/97, the latest date for which information is available.
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