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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                  FORM 10-Q/A

   [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2001

                                      OR

   [_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                     For the transition period from     to

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                             Alltrista Corporation

       Indiana                0-21052                35-1828377
State of Incorporation Commission File Number IRS Identification Number

                     555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Suite B302
                              Rye, New York 10580

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (914) 967-9426

   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  X  No

   Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.



                                 Outstanding at
Class                           October 28, 2001
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Common Stock, without par value 6,392,136 shares


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   We are filing this Amendment No. 1 to our Form 10-Q due to the omission of
the signature page on the original filing, which was filed on November 14, 2001.



                                   SIGNATURE

   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                          ALLTRISTA CORPORATION
                                          (Registrant)

                                          By: /S/ IAN G.H. ASHKEN
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                                          Ian G.H. Ashken
                                          Vice Chairman, Chief Financial
                                            Officer and
                                          Company Secretary

Date: November 12, 2001

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