SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                     FORM 10-K

            FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 
                     15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          (Mark One)
          [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED] FOR THE FISCAL
          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 OR
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          [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED] FOR THE
          TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _____________ TO __________________
            
                           Commission file number 1-4801
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                                  BARNES GROUP INC.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                         Delaware                          06-0247840     
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            (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer
             incorporation or organization)           Identification No.)

            123 Main St., Bristol, Connecticut             06011-0489     
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          (Address of Principal Executive Office)           (Zip Code)

          Registrant's telephone number, including area code   860/583-7070
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          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

               Title of each class      Name of each exchange on which
               -------------------                registered
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             Common Stock par value
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             $1.00 per share                        New York Stock Exchange
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          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: 
          NONE.

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all
          reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
          (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
          file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing
          requirements for the past 90 days. 
          Yes X  No
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          Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers
          pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein,
          and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge,
          in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by
          reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
          Form 10-K. [ ]

          The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting stock held
          by non-affiliates amounted to $227,402,420 as of February 6,
          1996.

          The registrant had outstanding 6,570,733 shares of common stock
          as of February 6, 1996.

          Parts I and II incorporate information by reference from the
          registrant's 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders.  Part III
          incorporates information by reference from the registrant's Proxy
          Statement dated March 1, 1996.

          Exhibit Index located at pages 16-18.

                                       PART I

          Item 1.   Business.
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                    The Company  is in  three businesses:   Bowman  Distri-
          bution,  a  distributor  of  consumable  repair  and  replacement
          products for  industrial,  heavy  equipment,  and  transportation
          maintenance  markets;  Associated  Spring,  a  manufacturer   and
          distributor of  custom-made springs  and  other  close -tolerance
          engineered metal components; and Barnes Aerospace, a manufacturer
          of precision machined and fabricated assemblies for the  aircraft
          and  aerospace  industries  and  a  refurbisher  of  jet   engine
          components.*

                    Bowman Distribution.  Bowman Distribution is engaged in
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          distributing in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and
          France  a  variety  of  replacement  parts  and  other  products,
          including fasteners  and  special  purpose  hardware,  automotive
          parts, automotive  specialties and  accessories, general  purpose
          electric  and  gas   welding  supplies,  industrial   maintenance
          supplies, and industrial aerosols such as adhesives,  lubricants,
          and sealants.

                    The products sold by  Bowman Distribution are, for  the
          most part, not manufactured by the Company, but are obtained from
          a number of outside suppliers.  The vast majority of the products
          are repackaged and sold under Bowman's labels.

                    Sales by Bowman Distribution  in the United States  and
          Canada are primarily  to industrial and  food processing  plants,
          chemical and petrochemical process industries,  contractors, new
          car dealers,  garages,  service stations,  operators  of  vehicle
          fleets,  railroads,  electric   utilities,  and  airline   ground
          maintenance facilities.

                    In 1992,  the Company  sold  substantially all  of  the
          assets of the Pioneer division of Bowman.

                    Associated Spring.  Associated Spring manufactures and
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          distributes a wide variety of  custom metal parts for  mechanical
          purposes.  It is  equipped to produce  practically every type  of
          spring requiring precision engineering,  as well as an  extensive
          variety of precision metal components and assemblies.  Its


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                    *As used in this annual report, "Company" refers to the
          registrant and  its consolidated  subsidiaries except  where  the
          context requires  otherwise,  and  "Associated  Spring,"  "Barnes
          Aerospace," and "Bowman Distribution" refer to the  above-defined
          businesses, but not to separate corporate entities.

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          products range in size from  fine hairsprings for instruments  to
          large springs  for heavy  machinery, and  its output  of a  given
          metal part  may  vary in  amount  from  a few  units  to  several
          million.  Associated Spring does not produce leaf springs or  bed
          springs.

                    Associated Spring's custom metal parts are sold in  the
          United States and through  the Company's foreign subsidiaries  to
          manufacturers in many industries,  chiefly for use as  components
          in their own  products.  Custom  metal parts  are sold  primarily
          through Associated  Spring's sales  employees.   In view  of  the
          diversity of  functions which  Associated Spring's  custom  metal
          parts perform,  Associated Spring's  output is  characterized  by
          little standardization, with the major portion being manufactured
          to customer specifications.

                    The  automotive   and   automotive   parts   industries
          constitute Associated Spring's largest single custom metal  parts
          market.    Other  important  outlets  include  manufacturers   of
          industrial and textile machinery, motors, generators,  electronic
          equipment,  aircraft,  diesel   and  other  internal   combustion
          engines, household  appliances  and  fixtures,  hardware,  office
          equipment, agricultural  equipment, railroad  equipment,  general
          machinery, and scientific instruments.

                    The Associated Spring Distribution division is  engaged
          in the distribution of  industrial products to  the tool and  die
          market, of which die springs manufactured primarily by Associated
          Spring are  the  principal item.    It also  distributes  certain
          standard  parts  manufactured  by  Associated  Spring  consisting
          primarily of stock wire and flat springs which are sold under the
          Company's SPEC registered trademark.

                    Associated Spring also has manufacturing operations  in
          Brazil,  Canada,   Mexico,   and  Singapore,   and   distribution
          operations in  the  United Kingdom  and  France.   In  1993,  the
          Company  closed  its  spring  manufacturing  plant  in   Memphis,
          Tennessee and transferred the  warehouse operations conducted  in
          Corry, Pennsylvania to a new warehouse facility  located  in
          Ypsilanti, Michigan.  In 1994, it closed its spring manufacturing
          plants in  Gardena,  California,  and  Monterrey,  Mexico.    The
          Company has retained  a minority interest  of 15%  in its  former
          subsidiary in Argentina.

                    The Company is a partner in a joint venture corporation
          in the United  States with NHK  Spring Co., Ltd.  of Japan.  The
          joint  venture  corporation,  NHK-Associated  Spring  Suspension
          Components  Inc.  ("NASCO"), has a manufacturing facility in
          Bowling Green,  Kentucky.   It manufactures  and sells  hot-wound
          coil springs for automotive suspension systems and counterbalance
          torque bars  for  trunk  lids.   Barnes  Group  owns  a  minority
          interest of 45% in NASCO.

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                    Barnes Aerospace.  Barnes Aerospace is engaged in the
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          advanced fabrication and  precision machining  of components  for
          jet engines and airframes as well  as the repair and overhaul  of
          jet engine components.  Windsor Manufacturing, Windsor Airmotive,
          and Advanced Fabrications constitute the Barnes Aerospace Group.

                    Windsor   Manufacturing   manufactures   machined   and
          fabricated parts as well  as assemblies.   It specializes in  the
          machining of difficult-to-process aircraft engine  superalloys. 
          Manufacturing processes include  computer numerically  controlled
          machining,  electrical  discharge   machining,  laser   drilling,
          creep-feed grinding, and automated deburring.  Customers  include
          gas turbine engine manufacturers for commercial and military jets
          as well as land-based turbines.  In 1993, the  operations of the
          Company's Central  Metal Products  plant were  consolidated  with
          Windsor Manufacturing.

                    Windsor  Airmotive  specializes  in  refurbishing   jet
          engine components.   Electron beam welding  and plasma spray  are
          two of the major processes used  in this division, and  customers
          include approximately 30 airlines worldwide and the military.  In
          1995, Windsor  Airmotive's  Singapore  operations  moved  into  a
          larger facility.

                    Advanced Fabrications, through its Jet Die and  Flameco
          plants, specializes in hot  forming and fabricating titanium  and
          other high-temperature alloys such as  hastelloy and inconel for
          use in precision details and  assemblies for aircraft engine  and
          airframe  applications.    It  utilizes  advanced   manufacturing
          processes including superplastic forming and diffusion bonding.

                    Segment  Analysis.    The  analysis  of  the  Company's
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          revenue from sales to unaffiliated customers, operating income,
          and identifiable assets by industry segments and geographic areas
          appearing on pages 26 and 27 of the Company's 1995 Annual Report
          to Stockholders, included as Exhibit 13 to this report, is
          incorporated by reference.

                    Competition.  The Company competes with many other
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          companies, large and small, engaged  in the manufacture and  sale
          of custom  metal parts  (including  aerospace components).  The
          Company  believes  Associated  Spring  is  the  largest  domestic
          manufacturer of precision springs used for mechanical purposes. 
          The Company also faces active competition in the products sold by
          Bowman Distribution.   The principal methods  of competition  for
          the Company's three businesses  include service, quality,  price,
          reliability of supply, and also, in the case of Associated Spring
          and Barnes Aerospace, technology and design.

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                    Backlog.  The backlog of the Company's orders believed
                    -------
          to be firm amounted to $111,125,000 at the end of 1995, as 
          compared with $108,143,000 at the end of 1994.  Of the 1995 year-
          end backlog, $54,411,000 is attributable to the Barnes  Aerospace
          Group and all of  the balance is  attributable to the  Associated
          Spring Group.   $3,601,000 of Barnes  Aerospace's backlog is  not
          expected to be shipped in 1996.  Substantially all of the remainder
          of the Company's backlog is expected to be shipped during 1996.

                    Raw Materials and Customers.  None of the Company's
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          divisions or groups are dependent upon any single source for  any
          of their principal raw materials or products for resale, and  all
          such materials  and  products  are readily  available.    No  one
          customer accounted for  more than 10%  of total sales  in 1995.  
          Automotive manufacturers and manufacturers of electronic products
          are important customers of Associated  Spring.  Sales  by Barnes
          Aerospace to two domestic jet engine manufacturers accounted  for
          approximately 52% of  its business.   Bowman Distribution is  not
          dependent on any one or a few customers for a significant portion
          of its sales.

                    Research and Development.  Although most of the products
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          manufactured  by  the  Company  are  custom  parts  made  to  the
          customers' specifications, the Company  is engaged in  continuing
          efforts aimed at discovering and implementing new knowledge  that
          is useful in  developing new  products or  services or  improving
          significantly an existing product or service.  The Company  spent
          approximately  $3,087,000   on  its   research  and   development
          activities in 1995, as compared to expenditures of  approximately
          $2,640,000 in  1994  and  $1,846,000 in  1993.    There  were  no
          significant   customer-sponsored    research   and    development
          activities in 1995  and 1994.   Barnes Aerospace divisions  spent
          approximately $495,000 in 1993 on customer-sponsored research and
          development activities.

                    Patents and Trademarks.  Patents, licenses, franchises
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          and  concessions  are  not  material  to  any  of  the  Company's
          businesses.

                    Employees.  As of the date of this report, the Company
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          employs approximately 3,900 persons.

                    Environmental Laws.  Compliance with federal, state, and
                    ------------------
          local laws  which have  been enacted  or adopted  regulating  the
          discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise relating
          to the  protection of  the environment  has  not had  a  material
          effect and is  not expected to  have a material  effect upon  the
          capital expenditures, earnings,  or competitive  position of the
          Company.

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          Item 2.   Properties.
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                    The Company  and  its Canadian  subsidiary  operate  12
          manufacturing plants  and  15  warehouses  at  various  locations
          throughout the  United States  and Canada,  of which  all of  the
          plants and 6 of the warehouses  are owned in fee, and the  others
          are leased.  Of the properties  which are owned, none is  subject
          to any encumbrance.  The Company's other foreign subsidiaries own
          or lease plant  or warehouse  facilities in  the countries  where
          their operations  are conducted.   The  listing of  the  facility
          locations of each  of the Company's  businesses contained in  the
          Directory of  Operations on  the inside  back cover  of the  1995
          Annual Report to  Stockholders, included  as Exhibit  13 to  this
          report, is incorporated by reference.

                    The  Company  believes  that   its  owned  and   leased
          properties have been adequately  maintained, are in  satisfactory
          operating condition, are suitable  and adequate for the  business
          activities conducted  therein,  and  have  productive  capacities
          sufficient to meet current needs.

          Item 3.   Legal Proceedings.
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                    There are  no  material pending  legal  proceedings  to
          which the Company or  any of its subsidiaries  is a party, or  of
          which any of their property is the subject.

          Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
                    ---------------------------------------------------
                    No matter was  submitted during the  fourth quarter  of
          1995 to a vote of security holders.

                    The following  information  is included  in  accordance
          with the provisions of Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K:


                          Executive Officers of the Company
                          ---------------------------------
                                                                 Age as of
                                                                December 31,
          Executive Officer             Position                    1995  
          -----------------             --------                ------------
                                                                
          Theodore E. Martin       President and Chief Executive      56
                                   Officer (since 1995)

          Thomas O. Barnes         Chairman of the Board of           46
                                   Directors (since 1995) and
                                   Senior Vice President-
                                   Administration (since 1993)

          Mary Louise Beardsley    Associate General Counsel          41
                                   and Secretary (since 1994)



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                                                                  Age as of
                                                                 December 31,
          Executive Officer             Position                     1995  
          -----------------             --------                 ------------
                                                                
          John E. Besser           Senior Vice President-Finance      53
                                   and Law (since 1993)

          Francis C. Boyle, Jr.    Assistant Controller               45
                                   (since 1987)

          Leonard M. Carlucci      Vice President, Barnes Group       49
                                   Inc. (since 1994) and President,
                                   Bowman Distribution (since 1995)

          Ali A. Fadel             Vice President, Barnes Group       40
                                   Inc. and President,
                                   Associated Spring (since 1994)

          Joseph R. Kowalchik      Senior Vice President-             48
                                   Human Resources (since 1995)

          John J. Locher           Vice President, Treasurer          51
                                   (since 1992)


                    Except for Messrs. Barnes,  Fadel, and Kowalchik,  each
          of the  Company's executive  officers has  been employed  by  the
          Company  or  its  subsidiaries  in  an  executive  or  managerial
          capacity for at least  the past five years.   Each officer  holds
          office until his   or her successor is  chosen and qualified,  or
          otherwise as provided  in the By-Laws.  No  family relationships
          exist among the executive officers of the Company.

                    Mr.  Barnes   was   elected  Senior   Vice   President-
          Administration effective December 16, 1993.   From 1982 to  1993,
          Mr.  Barnes  was  employed  by  The  Olson  Brothers  Company  as
          Executive Vice President  and President, which  position he  held
          since 1983.  Prior to joining  Olson Brothers, Mr. Barnes held  a
          variety of  management positions  with The  Connecticut Bank  and
          Trust Company,  The S.  Carpenter Construction  Company, and  the
          Company's Bowman Distribution division.

                    Mr. Fadel was  elected Vice President  of Barnes  Group
          Inc. and President, Associated Spring effective January 21, 1994.
          Mr.  Fadel joined  the  Company in  1991  as Group  Director  of
          Advanced Engineering and  Technology for Associated  Spring.   In
          addition, Mr. Fadel served as Division Manager at the  Associated
          Spring plant in
          Saline, Michigan from 1992 to 1994.  From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Fadel
          was employed by Herman Miller, Inc. as Manager of Chemical

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          Engineering and Senior Project Manager.  Prior to joining  Herman
          Miller,  he   held  industrial   and  manufacturing   engineering
          positions at  Chrysler  Corp.,  General Dynamics  Corp.  and  the
          former Burroughs Corporation.

                    Mr. Kowalchik was  elected Senior Vice  President-Human
          Resources effective July 17, 1995.  Prior to joining the Company,
          Mr. Kowalchik held various  human resources positions during  his
          23 year  career with  Combustion Engineering  and its  successor,
          Asea Brown Boveri,  Inc. ("ABB"), most  recently serving as  Vice
          President of  Human Resources  for  ABB's U.S.  Power  Generation
          Business.


                                       PART II

          Item 5.   Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related
                    ----------------------------------------------------
                    Stockholder Matters.
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                    The information  regarding the  Company's common  stock
          contained on pages 22 and 29 of the Company's 1995 Annual  Report
          to Stockholders is incorporated by reference.  As of February  6,
          1996, the Company's common stock  was held by 4,944  stockholders
          of record.  The Company's common stock is traded on the New  York
          Stock Exchange.

          Item 6.   Selected Financial Data.
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                    The selected  financial data  for the  last five  years
          contained on pages 30 and 31 of the Company's 1995 Annual  Report
          to Stockholders is incorporated by reference.

          Item 7.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                    -------------------------------------------------
                    Condition and Results of Operations.
                    -----------------------------------
                    The financial review and management's analysis thereof
          appearing on pages  11 through 13  of the  Company's 1995  Annual
          Report to Stockholders are incorporated by reference.

          Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
                    -------------------------------------------
                    The financial  statements  and  report  of  independent
          accountants appearing on  pages 14  through 28  of the  Company's
          1995 Annual Report to Stockholders are incorporated by reference.
          See  also the  reports of  independent accountants  included  on
          pages 13 and 14 below pursuant to Item 302(a) of Regulation  S-K.
          The material under "Quarterly Data" on page 29 of the  Company's
          1995 Annual  Report  to  Stockholders  is  also  incorporated  by
          reference.

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          Item 9.   Changes and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    and Financial Disclosure.
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                    The  material   under   "Approval   of   Selection   of
          Independent Accountants"  on pages  13 and  14 of  the  Company's
          Proxy Statement dated March 1, 1996 is incorporated by reference.


                                      PART III

          Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Company.
                    -----------------------------------------------
                    The material under "Election  of Directors" on pages  1
          through 3 of the Company's Proxy Statement dated March 1, 1996 is
          incorporated by reference.  See  also "Executive Officers of  the
          Company," included above  pursuant to Item  401(b) of  Regulation
          S-K.

          Item 11.  Executive Compensation.
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                    The  material   under   "Compensation   of   Directors"
          appearing on page  4, the material  under "Non-Employee  Director
          Deferred Stock Plan"  appearing on  page 6,  and the  information
          appearing on pages 7 through 12 of the Company's Proxy  Statement
          dated March 1, 1996 is incorporated by reference.

          Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
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                    Management.
                    ----------
                    The information concerning this item appearing on pages
          5 and 6 of the Company's  Proxy Statement dated March 1, 1996  is
          incorporated by reference.

          Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
                    ----------------------------------------------
                    The information concerning this item appearing on  page
          4 of  the  Company's  Proxy Statement  dated  March  1,  1996  is
          incorporated by reference.

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                                       PART IV


          Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on
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                    Form 8-K.
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                    (a)  The reports of  Price Waterhouse LLP  and Ernst  &
                         Young  LLP,  independent   accountants,  and   the
                         following  financial   statements  and   financial
                         statement schedules  are  filed as  part  of  this
                         report:
                                                         Reference        
                                               ----------------------------
                                                            Annual Report
                                               Form 10-K   to Stockholders
                                                (page)         (page)     
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          Reports of independent accountants    13 & 14          28

          Consolidated balance sheets at                         15
            December 31, 1995 and 1994

          Consolidated statements of income                      14
            for the years ended
            December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993

          Consolidated statements of changes                     17
            in stockholders' equity for the
            years ended December 31, 1995,
            1994 and 1993

          Consolidated statements of cash                        16
            flows for the years ended
            December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993

          Notes to consolidated financial                      18 - 28
            statements

          Supplementary information                              29
            Quarterly data (unaudited)

          Consolidated schedules for the years
             ended December 31, 1995, 1994
             and 1993

             VIII - Valuation and qualifying       15
                    accounts


                   All  other  schedules  have  been  omitted  since  the
          required information is not present  or not present in  amounts
          sufficient to require  submission of the  schedule, or  because
          the  information  required  is  included  in  the  consolidated
          financial statements or notes thereto.

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                   The consolidated  financial statements  listed in  the
          above index which are included in  the Annual Report to  Stock-
          holders of Barnes Group Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1995
          are hereby incorporated by reference.  With the  exception of the
          pages listed in the above index and in Items 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8,
          the 1995 Annual Report to  Stockholders is not to be deemed filed
          as part of this report.

                   (b)  No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last
                        quarter of the period covered by this report.

                   (c)  The Exhibits required by  Item 601 of  Regulation
                        S-K are filed as  Exhibits to this Annual  Report
                        and indexed  at  pages  16  through  18  of  this
                        report.

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                                    SIGNATURES
                                    ----------
                   Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of
          the Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the Company  has  duly
          caused  this  report  to  be  signed  on  its  behalf  by   the
          undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                     Date:  February 16, 1996

                                     BARNES GROUP INC.

                                     By /s/ Theodore E. Martin       
                                       --------------------------------------
                                        Theodore E. Martin
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer

                   Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the   Securities
          Exchange Act of 1934, this report  has been signed below as  of
          the above  date  by the  following  persons on  behalf  of  the
          Company in the capacities indicated.

          /s/ Theodore E. Martin      
          -----------------------------
          Theodore E. Martin
          President and Chief Executive Officer
          (the principal executive officer) and Director


          /s/ John E. Besser        
          ---------------------------
          John E. Besser
          Senior Vice President-Finance and Law
          (the principal financial officer)


          /s/ Francis C. Boyle, Jr. 
          ---------------------------
          Francis C. Boyle, Jr.
          Assistant Controller
          (the principal accounting officer)


          /s/ Thomas O. Barnes      
          ---------------------------
          Thomas O. Barnes
          Director


          /s/ Wallace Barnes       
          --------------------------
          Wallace Barnes
          Director

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          /s/ Gary G. Benanav       
          ---------------------------
          Gary G. Benanav
          Director


          /s/ William S. Bristow, Jr.
          ---------------------------
          William S. Bristow, Jr.
          Director


          /s/ Robert J. Callander  
          --------------------------
          Robert J. Callander
          Director


          /s/ George T. Carpenter   
          ---------------------------
          George T. Carpenter
          Director


          /s/ Donna R. Ecton        
          ---------------------------
          Donna R. Ecton
          Director


          /s/ Marcel P. Joseph      
          ---------------------------
          Marcel P. Joseph
          Director


          /s/ Juan M. Steta         
          ---------------------------
          Juan M. Steta
          Director


          /s/ K. Grahame Walker     
          ---------------------------
          K. Grahame Walker
          Director


          /s/ A. Stanton Wells     
          --------------------------
          A. Stanton Wells
          Director

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                       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON
                           FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE


          To the Board of Directors
          of Barnes Group Inc.


          Our audits  of the  consolidated financial  statements for  the
          years ended  December 31,  1995 and  1994  referred to  in  our
          report dated January 23, 1996 appearing on page 28 of the  1995
          Annual Report  to  Stockholders  of Barnes  Group  Inc.  (which
          report and consolidated  financial statements are  incorporated
          by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K) also  included
          an audit  of the  Financial Statement  Schedule for  the  years
          ended December 31, 1995 and 1994  listed in Item 14(a) of  this
          Form 10-K.  In our  opinion, this Financial Statement  Schedule
          presents fairly, in all material respects, the information  set
          forth  therein  when  read  in  conjunction  with  the  related
          consolidated financial statements.  The financial statements of
          Barnes Group Inc.  for the year  ended December  31, 1993  were
          audited by  other independent  accountants whose  report  dated
          January 28,  1994 expressed  an  unqualified opinion  on  those
          statements.


          /s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
              PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


          Hartford, Connecticut
          January 23, 1996

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                 REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


          The Stockholders and Board of Directors
          Barnes Group Inc.

          We  have  audited  the   consolidated  statements  of   income,
          stockholders' equity and  cash flows of  Barnes Group Inc.  for
          the year ended December 31, 1993.  Our audit also included  the
          financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item  14(a)
          for  the  year  ended  December  31,  1993.    These  financial
          statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's
          management.  Our  responsibility is  to express  an opinion  on
          these financial statements based on our audit.

          We conducted our  audit in accordance  with generally  accepted
          auditing standards.  Those standards  require that we plan  and
          perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about  whether
          the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An
          audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence  supporting
          the amounts and  disclosures in the  financial statements.   An
          audit also includes  assessing the  accounting principles  used
          and significant  estimates  made  by  management,  as  well  as
          evaluating the overall  financial statement  presentation.   We
          believe that  our audit  provides a  reasonable basis  for  our
          opinion.

          In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements  referred
          to  above  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,   the
          consolidated results  of operations  and cash  flows of  Barnes
          Group Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1993, in  conformity
          with generally accepted  accounting principles.   Also, in  our
          opinion,  the  related   financial  statement  schedule,   when
          considered in relation to the basic financial statements  taken
          as a  whole,  presents  fairly in  all  material  respects  the
          information set forth therein.
                                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                                        Ernst & Young LLP

          Hartford, Connecticut
          January 28, 1994

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                                 BARNES GROUP INC.

                 SCHEDULE VIII - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

                   Years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
                                  (in thousands)


                                    Provision
                       Balance at   charged to                Balance at
                       beginning    costs and                   end of
                        of year      expenses  Deductions(1)     year  
                       ----------   ---------- -------------  ----------
                                                    
          1995

            Allowance
            for doubtful
            accounts     $3,222       $1,577      $1,164        $3,635



          1994

            Allowance
            for doubtful
            accounts     $2,217       $1,523      $  518        $3,222


          1993

            Allowance
            for doubtful
            accounts     $2,332       $1,095      $1,210        $2,217


          (1)  Write-offs, net of recoveries



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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
                                    -------------
                                  Barnes Group Inc.

                             Annual Report on Form 10-K
                          for year ended December 31, 1995
                          --------------------------------


          Exhibit No.    Description                   Reference
          -----------    -----------                   ---------
                                            
             3.1    Restated Certificate of       Incorporated by reference
                    Incorporation, as amended.    to Exhibit 3.1 to the
                                                  Company's report on Form
                                                  10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1992.

             3.2    By-Laws.                      Filed with this report.

             4.1    Revolving Credit Agreement    Incorporated by reference
                    dated as of December 1,       to Exhibit 4.1 to the
                    1991 among the Company and    Company's report on Form
                    several commercial banks.     10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1991.

             4.2    First Amendment to Credit     Incorporated by reference
                    Agreement set forth in        to Exhibit 4.2 to the
                    Exhibit 4.1 dated as of       Company's report on Form
                    December 1, 1992.             10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1992.

             4.3    Second Amendment to Credit    Incorporated by reference
                    Agreement set forth in        to Exhibit 4.3 to the
                    Exhibit 4.1 dated as of       Company's report on Form
                    December 1, 1993.             10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1993.

             4.4    Third Amendment to Credit     Incorporated by reference
                    Agreement set forth in        to Exhibit 4.4 to the
                    Exhibit 4.1 dated as of       Company's report on Form
                    December 1, 1994.             10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1994.

             4.5    Fourth Amendment to Credit    Filed with this report.
                    Agreement set forth in
                    Exhibit 4.1 dated as of
                    December 1, 1995.

             4.6    Rights Agreement dated as     Incorporated by reference
                    of July 16, 1986 between      to Exhibit 4.2 to the
                    the Company and The           Company's report on Form
                    Connecticut Bank & Trust      10-K for the year ended
                    Company, National             December 31, 1991.
                    Association.


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          Exhibit No.    Description                   Reference
          -----------    -----------                   ---------
                                            
             4.7    Amendment to the Rights       Filed with this report.
                    Agreement set forth in
                    Exhibit 4.6 dated
                    July 15, 1990.

             4.8    Note Agreement dated as of    Incorporated by reference
                    September 16, 1991 among      to Exhibit 4.4 to the
                    the Company and several       Company's report on Form
                    insurance companies.          10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1991.

             4.9    Note Purchase Agreement       Filed with this report.
                    dated as of December 1,
                    1995 between the Company
                    and several insurance
                    companies.

             10.1   The Company's Management      Filed with this report.
                    Incentive Compensation
                    Plan.

             10.2   The Company's Long Term       Filed with this report.
                    Incentive Plan.

             10.3   The Company's Retirement      Filed with this report.
                    Benefit Equalization Plan.

             10.4   The Company's Supplemental    Filed with this report.
                    Executive Retirement Plan.

             10.5   The Company's 1981 Stock      Incorporated by reference
                    Incentive Plan.               to Exhibit 10.5 to the
                                                  Company's report on Form
                                                  10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1991.

             10.6   The Company's 1991 Stock      Incorporated by reference
                    Incentive Plan.               to Exhibit 10.6 to the
                                                  Company's report on Form
                                                  10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1994.

             10.7   The Company's Non-Employee    Incorporated by reference
                    Director Deferred Stock Plan. to Exhibit 10.7 to the
                                                  Company's report on Form
                                                  10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1994.


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          Exhibit No.    Description                   Reference
          -----------    -----------                   ---------
                                            
             10.8   The Company's Directors'      Incorporated by reference
                    Deferred Compensation Plan.   to Exhibit 10.8 to the
                                                  Company's report on Form
                                                  10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1992.

             10.9   Consulting Agreement dated    Incorporated by reference
                    as of April 1, 1994           to Exhibit 10.9 to the
                    between the Company and       Company's report on Form
                    Wallace Barnes.               10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1994.

             10.10  Addendum to Consulting        Filed with this report.
                    Agreement set forth in
                    Exhibit 10.9 dated as of
                    May 22, 1995.

             10.11  The Company's Officer         Incorporated by reference
                    Enhanced Life Insurance       to Exhibit 10.11 to the
                    Program.                      Company's report on Form
                                                  10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1993.

             10.12  The Company's Enhanced        Incorporated by reference
                    Life Insurance Program.       to Exhibit 10.12 to the
                                                  Company's report on Form
                                                  10-K for the year ended
                                                  December 31, 1993.

             13     Portions of the 1995 Annual   Filed with this report.
                    Report to Stockholders.

             16     Letter from Ernst & Young     Incorporated by reference
                    LLP Regarding Change in       to Exhibit 16 to the
                    Certifying Accountant.        Company's report on Form
                                                  8-K filed on March 4, 1994.

             22     List of Subsidiaries.         Filed with this report.

             23.1   Consent of Independent        Filed with this report.
                    Accountants.

             23.2   Consent of Independent        Filed with this report.
                    Auditors.

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                         The Company agrees to  furnish to the  Commission,
          upon request, a  copy of each  instrument with  respect to  which
          there are outstanding  issues of unregistered  long-term debt of
          the Company and its subsidiaries the authorized principal  amount
          of which does not exceed 10%  of the total assets of the  Company
          and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

                    Except for Exhibit 13, which will be furnished free  of
          charge, and  Exhibits  22,  23.1 and  23.2,  which  are  included
          herein, copies of exhibits referred to above will be furnished at
          a cost of  twenty cents  per page  to security  holders who  make
          written request  therefor to  The Secretary,  Barnes Group  Inc.,
          Executive  Office,  123  Main  Street,  P.O.  Box  489,  Bristol,
          Connecticut 06011-0489.

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