EXHIBIT 32

                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      In connection with the Quarterly Report of Lynch Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2004, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Ralph
R. Papitto, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and I, Raymond H. Keller,
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and result of operations
            of the Company.

/s/ RALPH R. PAPITTO
/s/ RAYMOND H. KELLER

Ralph R. Papitto
Chief Executive Officer
August 11, 2004

Raymond H. Keller
Chief Financial Officer
August 11, 2004

      A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Lynch Corporation and will be retained by Lynch Corporation and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.