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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.4

To the Board of Directors of
  Wirekraft Holdings Corp.:

We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
report dated January 27, 1996 on our audits of the consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows of Wirekraft Holdings Corp. and
Subsidiaries (formerly WB Holdings, Inc.) for the six months ended May 31, 1995
and the year ended November 30, 1994. We also consent to the reference to our
Firm as experts under the caption "Experts."




                                             COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


   
St. Louis, Missouri
July 2, 1997