EXHIBIT 32.1
           Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18
             U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
                        of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with this quarterly report of Espey Mfg. & Electronics  Corp. (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ended  March 31, 2005 as filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof,  I, Howard  Pinsley,
President and Chief Executive  Officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

      1.    The report fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      2.    The  information  contained in this report fairly  presents,  in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.

Date: May 16, 2005


                                                         /s/Howard Pinsley
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                                                         Howard Pinsley
                                                         President and
                                                         Chief Executive Officer


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