EXHIBIT 21



                                  SUBSIDIARIES
                                       OF
                                HUNT CORPORATION




                   Hunt Holdings, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
                  Hunt X-Acto, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation
                Hunt Americas Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
                Hunt Europe Limited, a United Kingdom Corporation
                   Hunt Europe B.V., a Netherlands Corporation





The Company holds all of the outstanding capital stock of Hunt Holdings, Inc.
Hunt Holdings, Inc., in turn, holds all of the outstanding capital stock of Hunt
X-Acto, Inc., Hunt Americas Corporation, Hunt Europe Limited, and Hunt Europe
B.V.