Exhibit 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below authorizes James E. Perrella, J. Frank Travis and Patricia Nachtigal, or any of them, to execute in the name of each such person who is then an officer or director of Ingersoll-Rand Company (the "Company") and to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to (i) common stock, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, guarantees of trust preferred securities and debt securities of the Company and (ii) trust preferred securities of Ingersoll-Rand Financing I, and any amendments thereto (and any additional Registration Statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments including post-effective amendments thereto)) in each case necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statements, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statements as such attorney may deem appropriate. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Power of Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on October 21, 1997. Signature Title /s/ JAMES E. PERELLA Chairman of the Board, President, Chief (James E. Perrella) Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ GERARD V. GERAGHTY Vice President and Comptroller (Principal (Gerard V. Geraghty) Financial and Accounting Officer) /s/ JOSEPH P. FLANNERY Director (Joseph P. Flannery) /s/ CONSTANCE J. HORNER Director (Constance J. Horner) /s/ H. WILLIAM LICHTENBERGER Director (H. William Lichtenberger) /s/ THEODORE E. MARTIN Director (Theodore E. Martin) /s/ ORIN R. SMITH Director (Orin R. Smith) /s/ RICHARD W. SWIFT Director (Richard W. Swift) /s/ J. FRANK TRAVIS Director (J. Frank Travis) /s/ TONY L. WHITE Director (Tony L. White)