EXHIBIT 24.1






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               INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS CONSENT



      We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration 
  Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933, of Vertex Industries, Inc.
  on Form S-8 of our report dated October 3, 1995, on the consolidated 
  financial statements of Vertex Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of 
  July 31, 1995, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10K for the year 
  then ended, and to the use of our name and the statements with respect to 
  us as appearing under the heading "Experts" in the Form S-8.

                                                
                                      S/Sax Macy Fromm & Co., PC
                                        Sax Macy Fromm & Co., PC
                                        Certified Public Accountants

  Clifton, New Jersey
  March 4, 1996

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