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Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent
Public Accountants
Moore Stephens Apple
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Exhibit 23
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Consent of Independent Public Accountants
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
The Lamson & Sessions Co. (Form S-8, File No. 333-46953) pertaining to The
Lamson & Sessions Co. Deferred Savings Plan (the "Plan"), of our report dated
May 2, 2000, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedules
of the Plan included in the Plan's Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999.
/s/ Moore Stephens Apple
June 27, 2000
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