SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   Washington, D.C. 20549


                          FORM 8-K
                       CURRENT REPORT

          Filed Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
             THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  JULY 25, 1996



                    SYRATECH CORPORATION
   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



    DELAWARE                        1-12624                  13-3354944
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)                                   Identification Number)



                    175 McClellan Highway
                 EAST BOSTON, MA 02128-9114
           (Address of principal executive office)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (617) 561-2200









Item 5.OTHER EVENTS

          On  July  25,  1996 the Compensation and Stock Option Committee
(the "Committee") of the Board  of  Directors of the Corporation approved
amendments to the Employment agreements of Alan R. Kanter, Vice President
- -  Sales,  and E. Merle Randolph, Vice  President,  Treasurer  and  Chief
Financial Officer.   On  the  same  date  the  Committee  authorized  the
Corporation  to  enter  into  a Retirement Benefit Agreement with Faye A.
Florence, Vice President, Secretary  and General Counsel.  The amendments
and the Retirement Benefit Agreement with  Ms. Florence each provides for
the payment of retirement benefits to the subject executives beginning at
age  65  or  the  date of such executive's retirement,  whichever  occurs
later.  On September  12,  1996, the Committee modified its July 25, 1996
resolutions so as to provide  that  the minimum annual retirement benefit
payable to each of such executives will  be  $75,000.  Promptly following
the  action  taken  by  the  Committee,  the  Corporation   entered  into
amendments to the employment agreements with Messrs. Kanter and  Randolph
and entered into a Retirement Benefit Agreement with Ms. Florence.

Item 7.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

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(c)  Exhibits:

     1.   Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 27, 1996 to Agreement dated as
          of August 16, 1991 between the Corporation and Alan R. Kanter.

     2.   Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 27, 1996 to Agreement dated as
          of  August  16,  1991  between  the  Corporation  and  E. Merle
          Randolph.

     3.   Retirement  Benefit Agreement dated as of July 27, 1996 between
          the Corporation and Faye A. Florence.







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                          SIGNATURE

          Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly  caused  this  report  to  be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                              SYRATECH CORPORATION



                              By /s/ E. Merle Randolph
                                  E. Merle Randolph
                                  Vice President

Date:  September 17, 1996








                        EXHIBIT INDEX

                    SYRATECH CORPORATION


                 Current Report on Form 8-K
                     Dated July 25, 1996


EXHIBIT NO.              DESCRIPTION                   PAGE


1.        Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 27, 1996 to Agreement dated as
          of August 16, 1991 between the Corporation and Alan R. Kanter.

2.        Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 27, 1996 to Agreement dated as
          of  August  16,  1991  between  the  Corporation  and E.  Merle
          Randolph.

3.        Retirement Benefit Agreement dated as of July 27, 1996  between
          the Corporation and Faye A. Florence.