EX-23.1 2 y10394exv23w1.htm EX-23.1: CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

EX-23.1:

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of Dover Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 333-01419) of our report dated June 28, 2005 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules of the Dover Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

June 28, 2005