




                                                    Exhibit 24 

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

          We, the undersigned officers and directors of The Stanley 
 Works, a Connecticut corporation (the "Corporation"), hereby 
 severally constitute Stephen S. Weddle and Brenda Bemben our true 
 and lawful attorneys with full power of substitution, to sign for 
 us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the 
 Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the Corporation filed 
 herewith, and any and all amendments thereto, and generally to do 
 all such things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as 
 officers and directors to enable the Corporation to comply with the 
 provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, all 
 requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and all 
 requirements of any other applicable law or regulation, hereby 
 ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by 
 our said attorneys, or either of them, to such Registration 
 Statement and any and all amendments thereto, including 
 post-effective amendments.  

 SIGNATURE                 TITLE                     DATE 


 Richard H. Ayers          Chairman,                 August 30, 1995    
 Richard H. Ayers          Chief Executive Officer
                           and Director 


 Richard Huck              Vice President            August 29, 1995    
 Richard Huck              Finance and Chief
                           Financial Officer 


                           President                August 31, 1995 
 R. Alan Hunter           and Chief Operating  
                           Officer 


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 SIGNATURE                        TITLE                              DATE 

                           
  Theresa F. Yerkes         Vice President                    August 29, 1995  
  Theresa F. Yerkes         and Controller
                            (Chief Accounting  
                            Officer) 



  Stillman B. Brown         Director                          August 30, 1995 
  Stillman B. Brown        

                            
  Edgar R. Fiedler          Director                          August 30, 1995 
  Edgar R. Fiedler      


  Mannie L. Jackson         Director                          August 30, 1995 
  Mannie L. Jackson    


  James G. Kaiser           Director                          August 30, 1995 
  James G. Kaiser      


  Eileen S. Kraus           Director                          August 30, 1995 
  Eileen S. Kraus        


  George A. Lorch           Director                          August 29, 1995 
  George A. Lorch        


  Walter J. McNerney        Director                          August 30, 1995 
  Walter J. McNerney      


  Gertrude G. Michelson     Director                          August 29, 1995 
  Gertrude G. Michelson    


  John S. Scott             Director                          August 30, 1995 
  John S. Scott 


  Hugo E. Uyterhoeven       Director                          August 30, 1995 
  Hugo E. Uyterhoeven 


  Walter W. Williams        Director                          August 29, 1995 
  Walter W. Williams 


