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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-04-003504
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040503
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040503

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000019871
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METALWORKING MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3540]
		IRS NUMBER:				360904920
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-01227
		FILM NUMBER:		04774447

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		901 FRONTENAC RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 3061
		CITY:			NAPERVILLE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60566
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6303578500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		901 FRONTENAC RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 3061
		CITY:			NAPERVILLE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60566
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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): May 3, 2004

                                 --------------

                           CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.

                                 --------------

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         ILLINOIS                       0-1227                   36-0904920
- ----------------------------    ------------------------    --------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


                 901 Frontenac Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563
               ----------------------------------------------------
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 357-8500

                                 --------------


          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




<PAGE>
ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On May 3, 2004, Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing its earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. The
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

         The information furnished pursuant to this Current Report on Form 8-K
(including the exhibit hereto) shall not be considered "filed" under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by
reference into future filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless the
Company expressly sets forth in such future filing that such information is to
be considered "filed" or incorporated by reference therein.

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: May 3, 2004                                 CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.


                                                  By: /s/ John C. Osterman
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  John C. Osterman
                                                  President, Chief Operating
                                                  Officer and Treasurer


<PAGE>

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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

99.1                Press Release, dated  May 3, 2004



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<FILENAME>c85149exv99w1.txt
<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE




                       Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. Reports
                           2004 First Quarter Earnings



Naperville, IL, May 3, 2004 --- Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (AMEX, symbol CVR)
reported net income for the first quarter of 2004. Results are summarized below:



                           CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
                  SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                       FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31

<Table>
<Caption>
                                                     2004             2003
                                                     ----             ----
<S>                                             <C>               <C>
Net sales and lease revenue..................   $ 10,168,964      $ 10,236,463
Income before taxes..........................        442,988           709,241
Net income...................................        290,988           465,241
Net income per share.........................            .30               .48
Average shares outstanding...................        966,132           966,132
</Table>
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                     (All figures subject to year-end audit)


Contacts:
           Kimberly A. Kirhofer or John C. Osterman
           Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.
           (630) 357-8500


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