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                                                Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
                                Registration Statement Nos. 33-4097 and 33-33011



               SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED
             AUGUST 14,1995 AND PROSPECTUS DATED FEBRUARY 9,1990

                           COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC.

                       SECOND SERIES MEDIUM-TERM NOTES

                           ISSUE DATE Sept. 6, 1995


                                                                INTEREST RATE
MATURITY DATE                                                     PER ANNUM
-------------                                                   -------------
September 6, 2005                                                   6.81%



Issued at 100% of aggregate principal amount.
Not redeemable prior to maturity.
Issue initially in Book Entry form.

The aggregate principal amount of this offering is $6,000,000.00 and relates
only to Supplement No. 1. To date, including this offering, an aggregate of
$203,900,000.00 Second Series Medium-Term Notes has been issued.