EXHIBIT 23.1




            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in (a) the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-01419), (b) the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (File No. 033-11229), (c) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File
No. 333-45661), (d) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-64160)
and (e) the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-47396) of Dover
Corporation of our report dated March 10, 2005 relating to the financial
statements, financial statement schedule, management's assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
March 10, 2005