EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
     Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Elco Industries, Inc.
     Profit Sharing and Savings Plan of our reports (a) dated January
     25, 1996, except for Note 1, as to which the date is April 29,
     1996, with respect to the restated financial statements of
     Textron Inc. for the year ended December 30, 1995 included in its
     Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 29, 1996, as amended by
     its Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated May 17, 1996 and (b) dated
     May 31, 1996, with respect to the financial statements and
     schedules of the Elco Industries, Inc. Profit Sharing and Savings
     Plan included in the Plan's Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the
     year ended December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission.

                                                     Ernst & Young LLP

     Milwaukee, WI
     June 26, 1996