Crane NXT (CXT) 10-Q 2004 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AND ACTING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Crane Co. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Eric C. Fast, President, Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify to the best of my knowledge that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

This Certification accompanies this Form 10-Q and shall not be treated as having been filed as part of this Form 10-Q.

/s/ Eric C. Fast

Eric C. Fast

President, Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer

April 30, 2004