EXHIBIT 32


                  CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
                             CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                 Pursuant to 18 United States Code Section 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  Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for the  Period  ended
          September  30, 2006,  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 31st
day of October, 2006.

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


                            /s/ John L. Sullivan III
                            ------------------------
                                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-Q 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-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language
contained in such filing.)