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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in (a) the Registratioin Statement
of Dover Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 33-45661), (b) the Registration
Statement of Dover Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 33-11229), and (c) the
Registration Statement of Dover Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 33-1419), of
our report dated February 5, 1999, on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule of Dover Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and for the years ended December
31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form
10-K.

                                                PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New  York,  New York
March 26, 1999