Exhibit 23.1





            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 of our report  dated  February  24, 2009  relating to the  consolidated
financial  statements  of Crane Co. and  subsidiaries  (the  "Company"),  (which
report  expressed an unqualified  opinion and included an explanatory  paragraph
relating to the adoption of Financial  Accounting Standards Board Interpretation
No. 48,  "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an Interpretation of FASB
Statement  No.  109,"  effective  January 1, 2007,  and  Statement  of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 158, "Employer's Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension
and  Other   Postretirement   Plans"  effective  December  31,  2006),  and  the
effectiveness  of the  Company's  internal  controls over  financial  reporting,
appearing  in the  Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Crane Co.  for the year  ended
December 31, 2008.




/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
April 20, 2009