<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM BAIRNCO'S THIRD QUARTER 1995 10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 SEP-30-1995 <CASH> 916,000 916,000 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 24,558,000 24,558,000 <ALLOWANCES> 1,036,000 1,036,000 <INVENTORY> 24,455,000 24,455,000 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 55,717,000 55,717,000 <PP&E> 78,364,000 78,364,000 <DEPRECIATION> 43,334,000 43,334,000 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 104,794,000 104,794,000 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 27,753,000 27,753,000 <BONDS> 22,886,000 22,886,000 <COMMON> 110,000 110,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <OTHER-SE> 48,100,000 48,100,000 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 104,794,000 104,794,000 <SALES> 37,386,000 114,218,000 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 37,386,000 114,218,000 <CGS> 24,511,000 73,767,000 <TOTAL-COSTS> 24,511,000 73,767,000 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 479,000 1,553,000 <INCOME-PRETAX> 3,104,000 9,494,000 <INCOME-TAX> 1,211,000 3,639,000 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 1,893,000 5,855,000 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,893,000 5,855,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.18 0.56 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.18 0.56