EXHIBIT 23.4

  
  
  
 The Board of Directors 
 Signature Brands USA, Inc. and subsidiary 
  
 We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
 on Form S-4 of Sunbeam Corporation of our report dated December 9, 1997,
 except as to paragraph 6 of Note 8, which is as of December 24, 1997,
 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Signature Brands USA, Inc.
 and subsidiary as of September 28, 1997 and September 29, 1996, and the
 related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and
 cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September
 28, 1997, and all related schedules, which report appears in the September
 28, 1997 annual report on Form 10-K of Signature Brands USA, Inc. and
 subsidiary. 
  
 /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP 
  
  
 May 7, 1998