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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914260-04-000090
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20041105
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20041105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20041105

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ASTRO MED INC /NEW/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000008146
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577]
		IRS NUMBER:				050318215
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			RI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13200
		FILM NUMBER:		041122464

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		600 E GREENWICH AVE
		CITY:			WEST WARWICK
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02893
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4018284000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		600 E GREENWICH AVENUE
		CITY:			WEST WARWICK
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02893

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ATLAN TOL INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19850220
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                 DATE OF REPORT
                        (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)

                                November 5, 2004



                                 ASTRO-MED, INC
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-13200



        RHODE ISLAND                                 05-0318215
        (STATE  OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF             (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION
        INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)               NUMBER)


                600 EAST GREENWICH AVENUE, WEST WARWICK, RI 02893
          (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)



                                 (401-828-4000)
              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

     On November 5, 2004, Astro-Med, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
in which it disclosed preliminary  projections for its fiscal 2005 third quarter
revenues  and  earnings.   A  copy  of  the  press  release   relating  to  such
announcement,  dated November 5, 2004, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated  herein by reference.

     This information  shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  or
incorporated  by reference in any filing under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)             Exhibit

Exhibit no.     Exhibit

99.1            Press Release dated November 5, 2004



SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrants  have duly caused  this  report to be signed on their  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

DATE: November 5, 2004                               ASTRO-MED, INC.



                                           By:      s/ Joseph P. O'Connell
                                                   ------------------------------
                                                       Joseph P. O'Connell
                                                       Vice President, Treasurer
                                                       and Chief Financial Officer

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


          Exhibit No.                       Exhibit
          -----------                       -------

          99.1                              Press Release Dated November 5, 2004





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
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                                  PRESS RELEASE
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                                 ASTRO-MED, INC.
                           600 East Greenwich Avenue
                        West Warwick, Rhode Island 02893


For Immediate Release
Contact:      Albert W. Ondis                                   November 5, 2004
              Joseph P. O'Connell
              Astro-Med, Inc.
              (401) 828-4000


             Astro-Med Reports Preliminary Results for Third Quarter



West Warwick, RI -- Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALOT) reports sales of approximately
$13,240,000   for  the  Third  Quarter  ended  October  30,  2004.   Preliminary
projections place earnings in the break-even range. For the corresponding period
of the prior year, Astro-Med reported sales of $14,386,000 on which net earnings
amounted to $901,000, equal to 16 cents per diluted share.

For the nine-month period ended October 30, 2004,  Astro-Med  estimates sales of
$41,472,000  and net income of $2,201,000,  equal to 38 cents per diluted share.
For the  nine-month  period  of the  prior  year,  Astro-Med  reported  sales of
$41,623,000 and net income of $2,217,000, equal to 43 cents per diluted share.

Albert W. Ondis,  CEO, stated:  "Our QuickLabel  Systems product group continued
its strong  performance,  but  revenues  from the other two product  groups fell
short of our business plan due to deferred  purchasing by our customers.  We are
looking forward to a strong recovery in the Fourth Quarter."

The Company's  actual results for the Third Quarter will be released on Tuesday,
November 16, 2004 and  management  will discuss the results in detail during our
conference  call at 5:00 PM EST on the same day.  It will be  broadcast  in real
time  from  the  Investors   Relations  portion  of  the  Company's  website  at
<U>www.astromed.com</U>.

Astro-Med,  Inc.  is a  leading  manufacturer  of high tech  specialty  printing
systems,   electronic   medical   instrumentation,   and  test  and  measurement
instruments employed around the world in a wide range of industrial, scientific,
and medical applications.

                             Safe Harbor Statement

This news release contains  forward-looking  statements,  and actual results may
vary from those  expressed  or implied  herein.  Factors that could affect these
results  include  those  mentioned in  Astro-Med's  FY2004 annual report and its
annual and quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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