EXHIBIT 21
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                       THE STANLEY WORKS AND SUBSIDIARIES
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(All subsidiaries are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements of The
Stanley Works)



  Corporate Name                                                Jurisdiction of
  --------------                                                Incorporation/
                                                                Organization
                                                                ------------

The Stanley Works                                               Connecticut

      The Farmington River Power Company                        Connecticut

      Stanley Foreign Sales Corporation                         Virgin Islands

      Jensen Tools, Inc.                                        Delaware

      Contact East, Inc.                                        Massachusetts

      Stanley-Bostitch Holding Corporation                      Delaware

      Stanley Logistics, Inc.                                   Delaware

      Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.                           Delaware

           Stanley de Chihuahua S.de R.L. de C.V.               Mexico

      Stanley Receivables Corporation                           Delaware

      Stanley Funding Corporation                               Delaware

      The Stanley Works C.V.                                    Netherlands

      Stanley Canada Inc.                                       Ontario, Canada

           Mac Tools Canada Inc.                                Ontario, Canada

      Stanley Tools (N.Z.) Ltd.                                 New Zealand

      Stanley do Brasil Ltda.                                   Brazil

      Herramientas Stanley S.A. de C.V.                         Mexico

      Stanley-Bostitch, S.A. de C.V.                            Mexico

      Stanley Atlantic, Inc.                                    Delaware

           Stanley Israel Investments, Inc.                     Delaware

                Stanley Israel Investments B.V.                 Netherlands

                      T.S.W. Israel Investments Ltd.            Israel

                           ZAG Industries Ltd. (92.6%)          Israel

                                ZAG Industries U.S.A. Inc.      Delaware

                                Design and Shoot LTD            Israel

                                ZAG Operation (Assets) LTD      Israel

                                     RGTI                       Island of Nevis

                                     ZAG Latin America LTD      Brazil


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                                ZAG Israel Marketing LTD        Israel

                                ZAG U.K.                        U.K.

                                A.M.T.Y. Vermogensverwoltan     Island of Nevis

           Stanley International Holdings, Inc.                 Delaware

                Stanley Pacific Inc.                            Delaware

           Stanley Svenska A.B.                                 Sweden

           Stanley Works (Europe) A.G.                          Switzerland

                Stanley European Holdings, L.L.C.               Delaware

                Stanley Europe B.V.B.A.                         Belgium

                Stanley European Holdings B.V.                  Netherlands

                      Stanley Tools Poland Sp.zo.o.             Poland

                Stanley Fastening Systems
              Poland Sp.zo.o.                                   Poland

                      S.A. Stanley Works (Belgium) B.V.B.A.     Belgium

                      Bostitch G.m.b.H.                         Germany

                           Friess G.m.b.H.                      Germany

                           Stanley Deutschland G.m.b.H.         Germany

                           Canico G.m.b.H. (49%)                Germany

                      Stanley Doors France, S.A.S.              France

                           Stanley France Services, S.A.S.      France

                                Stanley Tools, S.A.S.           France

                           Stanley France, S.A.S.               France

                      Stanley Nordic ApS                        Denmark

                      Stanley Works (Nederland) B.V.            Netherlands

                      Stanley Iberia S.L.                       Spain

                      Suomen Stanley O.Y.                       Finland

                      Stanley Italia S.r.l.                     Italy

                           Stanley Tools S.r.l.                 Italy

                           F.I.P.A. Due S.r.l.                  Italy

                Stanley U.K. Holding Ltd.                       U.K.

                      Stanley U.K. Limited                      U.K.

                      The Stanley Works Limited                 U.K.

                      Stanley U.K. Sales Limited                U.K.

                      Stanley U.K. Services Limited             U.K.


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      The Stanley Works Pty. Ltd.                               Australia

      Stanley Works Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.                      Singapore

      The Stanley Works Sales (Philippines), Inc.               Philippines

      The Stanley Works (Bermuda) Ltd.                          Bermuda

      The Stanley Works Japan K.K.                              Japan

      Stanley Works (Thailand) Ltd.                             Thailand

      TONA a.s. (LTD) (92.85%)                                  Czech Republic

      Stanley Works Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.                          Malaysia

      Stanley Works China Investments Ltd. (80%)                Virgin Islands

           Stanley (Zhongshan) Hardware
         Co. Ltd.(65%)                                          China

      Chiro Tools Holdings B.V.                                 Netherlands

           Stanley Chiro International Ltd.                     Taiwan

      Beijing Daxing Stanley-Bostitch Metal
            Industries Company Limited (98%)                    China

      Stanley (Tianjin) International
           Trading Company, Ltd.                                China



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