EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, Textron Inc. ("Textron"), a Delaware corpor-
ation, and the undersigned directors and officers of
Textron, do hereby constitute and appoint Wayne W. Juchatz,
Arnold M. Friedman, Michael D. Cahn and John H. Bracken, and
each of them, with full powers of substitution, their true
and lawful attorneys and agents to do or cause to be done
any and all acts and things and to execute and deliver any
and all instruments and documents which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable in
order to enable Textron to comply with the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the Registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amend-
ed, of the offering of up to an aggregate of 1,120,000
additional shares of Textron's Common Stock pursuant to the
Elco Industries, Inc. Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, the
Precision Stamping Division Employees' Retirement Savings
Plan, the Anchor Wire Corporation Retirement Plan, and the
Thermoplastics, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, includ-
ing specifically, but without limitation, power and authority
to sign the names of the undersigned directors and officers
in the capacities indicated below and to sign the names
of such officers on behalf of Textron to the Registration
Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
in respect of such offering of common stock, to any and all
amendments to such Registration Statement (including post-
effective amendments), and to any instruments or documents
or other writings of which the original or copies thereof
are to be filed as a part of or in connection with such
Registration Statement or amendments thereto, and to file or
cause to be filed the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that such attorneys and agents, and each of
them, shall do or cause to be done hereunder, and such
attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall have, and may
exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Textron has caused this Power of Attor-
ney to be executed and delivered in its name and on its
behalf by the undersigned duly authorized officer and its
corporate seal affixed, and each of the undersigned has
signed his or her name hereto, on this 22nd day of May,
1996.
TEXTRON INC.
By: /s/ James F. Hardymon
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James F. Hardymon
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
ATTEST:
/s/ Richard A. McWhirter
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Richard A. McWhirter
Executive Vice President and
Corporate Secretary
/s/ James F. Hardymon /s/ Sam F. Segnar
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James F. Hardymon Brian H. Rowe
Chairman and Chief Director
Executive Officer, Director
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Lewis B. Campbell /s/ Sam F. Segnar
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Lewis B. Campbell Sam F. Segnar
President and Chief Operating Director
Officer, Director
/s/ H. Jesse Arnelle /s/ Jean Head Sisco
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H. Jesse Arnelle Jean Head Sisco
Director Director
/s/ R. Stuart Dickson /s/ John W. Snow
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R. Stuart Dickson John W. Snow
Director Director
/s/ Paul E. Gagne /s/ Martin D. Walker
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Paul E. Gagne Martin D. Walker
Director Director
/s/ John D. Macomber /s/ Thomas B. Wheeler
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John D. Macomber Thomas B. Wheeler
Director Director
/s/ Barbara Scott Preiskel /s/ Stephen L. Key
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Barbara Scott Preiskel Stephen L. Key
Director Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer (principal
financial officer)
/s / Richard L. Yates
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Richard L. Yates
Vice President and
Controller (principal
accounting officer)