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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 23, UHY LLP CONSENT
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 23



        Consent of UHY LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No.  2-86285)  pertaining to The Eastern Company 1989 Stock Option Plan, the
Registration  Statement  (Form  S-8 No.  333-21349)  pertaining  to The  Eastern
Company 1995 Executive Stock Incentive  Plan, the  Registration  Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-21351)  pertaining to The Eastern Company Directors Fee Program, the
Registration  Statement  (Form  S-8 No.  333-45315)  pertaining  to The  Eastern
Company 1997 Directors Stock Option Plan, and the  Registration  Statement (Form
S-8 No.  333-62196)  pertaining  to The Eastern  Company  2000  Executive  Stock
Incentive  Plan  of  our  report  dated  March  9,  2007,  with  respect  to the
consolidated  financial  statements and schedule of The Eastern Company included
in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 30, 2006.



/s/UHY LLP


Hartford, Connecticut
March 15, 2007



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