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                                    FORM T-1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                             SECTION 305(b)(2)       /  /

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
             (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                                   13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                 (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                            identification no.)

48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                               10286
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip code)

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                             INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

New Jersey                                                 13-5156640
(State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                          identification no.)

200 Chestnut Ridge Road
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey                                   07675
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip code)

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                                 Debt Securities
                      (Title of the indenture securities)

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1.  GENERAL INFORMATION.  FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE 
    TRUSTEE:

    (A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO 
        WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

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                Name                                    Address

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    Superintendent of Banks of the State of   2 Rector Street, New York
    New York                                  N.Y. 10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York          33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                              N.Y. 10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation     Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association       New York, New York

    (B) WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

    Yes.

2.  AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

    IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
    AFFILIATION.

    None.  (See Note on page 3.)

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

    EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION,
    ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO
    RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND RULE 24
    OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE.
       
    1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
        
       (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the 
       authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise 
       corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed
       with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to 
       Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 
       to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)
                
    4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee.  (Exhibit 4 to 
       Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

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         6.      The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
                 Act. (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement
                 No. 33-44051.)

         7.      A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee 
                 published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its
                 supervising or examining authority.

                                      NOTE

         Inasmuch as this Form T-1 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the
Trustee of all facts on which to base a responsive answer to Item 2, the answer
to said Item is based on incomplete information.

         Item 2 may, however, be considered as correct unless amended by an
amendment to this Form T-1.

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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New
York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and
State of New York, on the 12th day of June, 1995.

                                                 THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                                            By:  Lloyd A. McKenzie
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                                                 Name: Lloyd A. McKenzie
                                                 Title: Assistant Vice President

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                                                                       Exhibit 7


                                                                  

                       Consolidated Report of Condition of
                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
                   of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                    And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31,
1995, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
        



                                                                                                       Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                                                                  in Thousands
                                                                                                              
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
  Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ..................................................  $ 3,575,856
  Interest-bearing balances ...........................................................................      747,540
Securities:
  Held-to-maturity securities .........................................................................    1,283,680
  Available-for-sale securities .......................................................................    1,615,292
Federal funds sold in domestic offices of the bank ....................................................    5,577,896
Loans and lease financing receivables:
  Loans and leases, net of unearned
    income .................24,763,265
  LESS: Allowance for loan and
    lease losses ..............532,411
  LESS: Allocated transfer risk
   reserve .....................28,558
  Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve ....................................   24,202,296
Assets held in trading accounts .......................................................................    1,502,750
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ..............................................      618,958
Other real estate owned ...............................................................................       47,755
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ...................................      184,149
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ..........................................    1,018,696
Intangible assets .....................................................................................      101,149
Other assets ..........................................................................................    1,227,291
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Total assets ..........................................................................................  $41,703,316
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
  In domestic offices .................................................................................  $18,543,633
  Noninterest-bearing .......6,949,896
  Interest-bearing .........11,593,737
  In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs .......................................   11,303,075
  Noninterest-bearing ..........65,927
  Interest-bearing .........11,237,148

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the
  bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:
  Federal funds purchased .............................................................................    1,327,537
  Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ......................................................       37,400
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ..............................................................       97,827
Trading liabilities ...................................................................................    1,349,293
Other borrowed money:
  With original maturity of one year or less ..........................................................    2,027,148
  With original maturity of more than one year ........................................................      313,877
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ..............................................    1,018,848
Subordinated notes and debentures .....................................................................    1,056,320
Other liabilities .....................................................................................    1,435,093
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Total liabilities .....................................................................................   38,510,051
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock ..........................................................................................      942,284
Surplus ...............................................................................................      525,666
Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................................................    1,753,592
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ................................      (22,501)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ................................................       (5,776)
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Total equity capital ..................................................................................    3,193,265
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Total liabilities and equity capital ..................................................................  $41,703,316
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       I, Robert E. Keilman, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the
above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.

                                                              Robert E. Keilman

       We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report
of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.
    
       J. Carter Bacot     _
       Thomas A. Renyi     _     Directors
       Alan R. Griffith    _