Exhibit 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Form S-8 Registration Statement relating to the A. T. Cross Company Defined Contribution Retirement Plan of our reports dated June 20, 1997 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the A. T. Cross Company Profit Sharing Plan and Trust and the A. T. Cross Company 401(k) Savings Plan for the year ended December 31, 1996. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Boston Massachusetts December 19, 1997