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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000746598-94-000020
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	10-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19940731
FILED AS OF DATE:		19941209
SROS:			NASD

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRADY W H CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000746598
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES [3990]
		IRS NUMBER:				390178960
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0731

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		10-K/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-12730
		FILM NUMBER:		94564001

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		727 W GLENDALE AVE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 571
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4143328100
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FORM 10-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  20549

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)
For the Fiscal Year Ended July 31, 1994

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)
For the Transition Period from            to           

Commission File Number 0-12730

W.H. BRADY CO
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

          Wisconsin                   39-0178960
(State of Incorporation)      (IRS Employer Identification No.)

727 West Glendale Avenue
P.O. Box 571
Milwaukee, WI  53201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

(414) 332-8100
(Registrant's Telephone Number)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Class A Nonvoting Common Stock, Par Value $.01 per share

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X    No  
 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive
proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of
this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  Yes  X    No    

As of October 3, 1994, there were outstanding 5,477,312 shares of Class
A Nonvoting Common Stock (the "Class A Common Stock"), and 1,769,314
shares of Class B Common Stock.  The Class B Common Stock, all of which
is held by affiliates of the Registrant, is the only voting stock.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
W.H. Brady Co. 1994 Annual Report, Incorporated into Part II & IV
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<DESCRIPTION>ARTICLE 5 FDS FOR FISCAL 1994'S 10-K
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<INCOME-TAX>                          11,362
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                   18,540
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