EXHIBIT 21


                                  BARNES GROUP INC.

                                LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
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            Operating Subsidiaries of the Company:
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                                                    Jurisdiction of
                      Name                           Incorporation
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            Associated Spring-Asia PTE. LTD.         Singapore
            Associated Spring SPEC Limited           United Kingdom
            Barnes Group (Bermuda) Limited           Bermuda
            Barnes Group Canada Inc.                 Canada
            Barnes Group Holding B.V.                Netherlands
            Bowman Distribution Europe Limited       United Kingdom
            Bowman Distribution France S.A.          France
            Resortes Mecanicos, S.A.                 Mexico
            Ressorts SPEC, EURL                      France
            Stumpp & Schuele do Brasil Industria e   Brazil
              Comercio Limitada
            Windsor Airmotive Asia PTE. LTD.         Singapore



                     Associated Spring SPEC Limited is wholly-owned by
            Bowman Distribution Europe Limited.  Ressorts SPEC, EURL is
            wholly-owned by Bowman Distribution France S.A.  Windsor
            Airmotive Asia PTE. LTD. is wholly-owned by Barnes Group
            Canada Inc. Associated Spring-Asia PTE. LTD., and Stumpp &
            Schuele do Brasil Industria e Comercio Limitada are wholly-
            owned by Barnes Group (Bermuda) Limited.  Resortes Mecanicos,
            S.A. is owned by Barnes Group (Bermuda) Limited (20%), Barnes
            Group Canada Inc. (40%), and Associated Spring-Asia PTE. LTD.
            (40%).  Barnes Group Canada Inc., Bowman Distribution Europe
            Limited, and Bowman Distribution France S.A. are wholly-owned
            by Barnes Group Holding B.V.  Barnes Group (Bermuda) Limited
            and Barnes Group Holding B.V. are wholly-owned by Barnes
            Group Inc.  The Company's consolidated financial statements
            include all of the above-named subsidiaries.  For a statement
            of the principles of consolidation applicable to these
            subsidiaries, see Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated
            Financial Statements on page 18 of the 1996 Annual Report to
            Stockholders.