EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
FIRST BRANDS CORPORATION:
 
     We  consent to the use of our  audit reports dated August 8, 1996, relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of First Brands Corporation and  subsidiaries
as of June 30, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of income,
stockholders'  equity and  cash flows for  each of  the years in  the three year
period ended June 30, 1996, and the related schedule, which audit reports appear
in the June 30, 1996 annual report on Form 10-K of First Brands Corporation, and
to the  reference  to  our  firm  under  the  heading  'Experts'  and  'Selected
Consolidated Financial Information' in the Prospectus.
 
                                          KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
New York, New York
April 24, 1997