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                                                       Exhibit 23




              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statements Number 33-70660, Number 33-25947, Number 33-6359 and
Number 2-83144 on Form S-8 dated October 21, 1993, December 7,
1988, June 29, 1986 and April 8, 1983, respectively, of our report
dated January 17, 1994 on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedules of Hunt Manufacturing
Co. (Company) as of November 28, 1993 and November 28, 1992 and for
each of the three years in the period ended November 28, 1993 which
report is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.




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February 22, 1994