GENERAL HOUSEWARES CORP, 5, 1998-02-26

GENERAL HOUSEWARES CORP
5, 1998-02-26
NONFERROUS FOUNDRIES (CASTINGS)

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Form 5
1.	Name and address of reporting person:
	Bradley A. Kelsheimer
	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 - Controller

1.	Title of security:
	Common Stock

2.	Transaction date:
	Periodic

3.	Transaction code:
B*
4.	Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
	278.304 (A)
Price    -    

5.	Amount of securities beneficially owned at end of issuer's 
fiscal year:
	574 (D)
	278.304 (I)*


9.	Number of derivative securities beneficially owned at end of 
year:
	2,200
/s/	Bradley A. Kelsheimer
	February 26, 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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