EXHIBIT 21.1 SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES ------------------------ NAME JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION OWNERSHIP - ---- ---------------------------- --------- Anchor Hocking Corporation Delaware 100% of stock owned by Newell Operating Company Berol Corporation Delaware 100% of stock owned by Newell Co. Faber-Castell Corporation New Jersey 100% of stock owned by Newell Co. Intercraft Company Delaware 100% of stock owned by Newell Co. Newell Investments Inc. Delaware 100% of stock owned by Newell Operating Company Newell Operating Company Delaware 77.5% of stock owned by Newell Co.; 22.5% of stock owned by Anchor Hocking Corporation Newell Window Furnishings, Inc. Delaware 100% of stock owned by Newell Operating Company Pen and Pencil, Inc. Illinois 100% of stock owned by Newell Co. Sanford Investment Company Delaware 21.29% of stock owned by Berol Corporation; 35.37% of stock owned by Faber-Castell Corporation; and 43.34% of stock owned by Pen and Pencil, Inc. Sanford, L.P. Illinois (limited partnership) Newell Operating Company is the general partner and Sanford Investment Company is the limited partner