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Exhibit 23
ITEM 7(c) - EXHIBITS
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the inclusion of our report dated January 28, 2000, with respect
to the consolidated statement of financial position of Pyramid Industries, Inc.
and subsidiary as of December 31, 1999 and the related consolidated statements
of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended, which
appears in the Form 8-K/A for Lamson & Sessions, Inc. dated December 5, 2000.
Brown Schwab Bergquist & Co.
Erie, Pennsylvania
December 5, 2000
