EXHIBIT 32

                  CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
                             CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                   Pursuant to 18 United States Code ss. 1350,
      as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Leonard F. Leganza,
the Chief Executive Officer of The Eastern Company (the "Company") and John L.
Sullivan III, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify that,
to the best of their knowledge:

1)   The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Period ended January 3,
     2004, and to which this certification is attached as Exhibit 32 (the
     "Periodic 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 Periodic Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.


In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have set their hands hereto as of the 22nd
day of March, 2004.

                                            /s/ Leonard F. Leganza
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                                                Leonard F. Leganza
                                                CEO


                                            /s/ John L. Sullivan III
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                                                John L. Sullivan III
                                                CFO


  A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
  provided to The Eastern Company and will be retained by The Eastern Company
  and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
  request.

  This certification "accompanies" the Form 10-K to which it relates, is not
  deemed filed with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference into any
  filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the
  date of the Form 10-K, irrespective of any general incorporation language
  contained in such filing.)


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