
CUSIP NO.  973411 10 1             13G         Page 1 of 10 Pages    
    
    
    
                              UNITED STATES                      
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION          
                            Washington, D.C. 20549     
     
     
                              SCHEDULE 13G     
     
                Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934     
                            (Amendment No. 2)*  
     
                          WINDMERE CORPORATION
                            (Name of Issuer)     
     
                                Common     
                     (Title of Class of Securities)     
     
                              973411 10 1
                             (CUSIP Number)     
     
     
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement ( ).   
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement 
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class 
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent  
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) 
(See Rule 13d-7).    
     
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's 
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,  
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the 
disclosure provided in a prior cover page.     
     
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be     
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of 
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see 
the Notes).    
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
         

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1.    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON     
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON     
     
      Franklin Resources, Inc.     
      13-2670991     
     
2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     
     
            (a)        
            (b)   X     
     
3.    SEC USE ONLY     
     
4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     
     
      Delaware     
     
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

     
      5.    SOLE VOTING POWER     
                 
            1,371,150 
     
      6.    SHARED VOTING POWER     
       
            48,000
  
      7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     
        
      8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     
     
            1,419,150
     
9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
   
      1,419,150
        
10.   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
     
           
11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9     
     
      8.5%     
     
12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON    
     
      IA, HC ***    
     
     

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1.    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON     
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON     
     
      Charles B. Johnson
      ###-##-####    
     
2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     
     
            (a)        
            (b)   X     
     
3.    SEC USE ONLY     
     
4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     
     
      USA
     
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

     
      5.    SOLE VOTING POWER     
                 
            1,371,150 ***
     
      6.    SHARED VOTING POWER     
       
            48,000 ***
  
      7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     
        
      8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     
     
            1,419,150 ***
     
9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
   
      1,419,150 ***
        
10.   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
     
           
11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9     
     
      8.5%     
     
12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON    
     
      IA, HC, IN ***
     
     

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1.    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON     
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON     
     
      Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.
      ###-##-####    
     
2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     
     
            (a)        
            (b)   X     
     
3.    SEC USE ONLY     
     
4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     
     
      USA
     
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

     
      5.    SOLE VOTING POWER     
                 
            1,371,150 ***
     
      6.    SHARED VOTING POWER     
       
            48,000 ***
  
      7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     
        
      8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     
     
            1,419,150 ***
     
9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
   
      1,419,150 ***
        
10.   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
     
           
11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9     
     
      8.5%     
     
12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON    
     
      IA, HC, IN ***
     
     

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Item 1.     
      (a)   Name of Issuer     
     
            Windmere Corporation 
     
      (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices     
     
            5980 Miami Lakes Drive
            Miami Lakes, FL 33014-2404
     
Item 2.     
      (a)   Name of Person Filing     
     
            Franklin Resources, Inc.     
     
      (b)   Address of Principal Business Office     
     
            777 Mariners Island Blvd.     
            San Mateo, California 94404     
     
      (c)   Place of Organization     
     
            Delaware     
     
      (d)   Title of Class of Securities     
     
            Common     
     
      (e)   CUSIP     
     
            973411 10 1
     
Item 3.     
      (d)   Investment Company     
     
      (e)   Investment Adviser     
     
      (g)   Parent Holding Company (Note: See Item 7)     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     



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Item 4.     Ownership     
      (a)   Amount Beneficially Owned     
     
            1,419,150 
     
      (b)   Percent of Class     
     
            8.5%     
     
      (c)   Number of Shares as to which such person has:     
     
            (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote     
     
                  1,371,150  
     
            (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote     
      
                  48,000

            (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of       
  
            (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of     
 
                  1,419,150
     
Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class         
            If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the 
            date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial  
            owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check 
            the following ( ). 

            Not Applicable 
     
Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person   
 
            One or more mutual funds registered with the S.E.C. have the right 
            to receive dividends from and the proceeds from the sale of such   
            securities.

Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired 
            the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company     
     
            See Attached Exhibit     
     
Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group     
     
            Not Applicable     
     
Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group     
     
            Not Applicable     
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Item 10.    Certification     
      
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the 
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business 
and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of    
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were 
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having 
such purposes or effect.     
     
This report shall not be construed as an admission by the person upon whose
behalf this report is being filed (Franklin Resources, Inc.) that it is the
beneficial owner of any securities covered by this report. ***    
     
     
                               SIGNATURE   
     
     
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify 
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and    
correct.     
     
February 12, 1996                        
Date     
     
S\DEBORAH R. GATZEK
Signature     
     
Deborah R. Gatzek     
Senior Vice President-Legal
& Assistant Secretary
Name/Title     
     
     
***Franklin Resources, Inc., its subsidiaries, and investment companies advised
by such subsidiaries and Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. 
(principal shareholders of Franklin Resources, Inc.) are of the view that
they are not active as a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act") and that they are not otherwise
required to attribute to each other the "beneficial ownership" of securities
under Rule 13 d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act.  Therefore, they are of the
view that the shares held by Franklin Resources, Inc., its subsidiaries, and
investment companies advised by such subsidiaries and those of Charles B. 
Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson need not be aggregated for purposes of Section
13(d).  However, Franklin Resources, Inc. is making this filing on a voluntary
basis for all such persons as if all the shares were beneficially owned by
Charles B. Johnson, Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. and Franklin Resources, Inc., its
subsidiaries, and investment companies advised by such subsidiaries.





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Item 10.    Certification     
      
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the 
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business 
and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of    
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were 
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having 
such purposes or effect.     
     
This report shall not be construed as an admission by the person upon whose
behalf this report is being filed (Charles B. Johnson) that he is the 
beneficial owner of any securities covered by this report. ***    
     
     
                               SIGNATURE   
     
     
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify 
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and    
correct.     
     
February 12, 1996                        
Date     
     
S\CHARLES B. JOHNSON
Signature

S\DEBORAH R. GATZEK
Signature     
     
By: Deborah R. Gatzek     
Attorney in Fact pursuant to
Power of Attorney for Charles B. Johnson
as attached to this Schedule 13G   
Name/Title     
     
     
***Franklin Resources, Inc., its subsidiaries, and investment companies advised
by such subsidiaries and Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. 
(principal shareholders of Franklin Resources, Inc.) are of the view that
they are not active as a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act") and that they are not otherwise
required to attribute to each other the "beneficial ownership" of securities
under Rule 13 d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act.  Therefore, they are of the
view that the shares held by Franklin Resources, Inc., its subsidiaries, and
investment companies advised by such subsidiaries and those of Charles B. 
Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson need not be aggregated for purposes of Section
13(d).  However, Franklin Resources, Inc. is making this filing on a voluntary
basis for all such persons as if all the shares were beneficially owned by
Charles B. Johnson, Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. and Franklin Resources, Inc., its
subsidiaries, and investment companies advised by such subsidiaries.

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Item 10.    Certification     
      
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the 
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business 
and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of    
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were 
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having 
such purposes or effect.     
     
This report shall not be construed as an admission by the person upon whose
behalf this report is being filed (Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.) that he is the
beneficial owner of any securities covered by this report. ***    
     
     
                               SIGNATURE   
     
     
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify 
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and    
correct.     
     
February 12, 1996                        
Date     
     
S\RUPERT H. JOHNSON, JR.
Signature

S\DEBORAH R. GATZEK
Signature     
     
By: Deborah R. Gatzek     
Attorney in Fact pursuant to
Power of Attorney for Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.
as attached to this Schedule 13G   
Name/Title     
     
     
***Franklin Resources, Inc., its subsidiaries, and investment companies advised
by such subsidiaries and Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. 
(principal shareholders of Franklin Resources, Inc.) are of the view that
they are not active as a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act") and that they are not otherwise
required to attribute to each other the "beneficial ownership" of securities
under Rule 13 d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act.  Therefore, they are of the
view that the shares held by Franklin Resources, Inc., its subsidiaries, and
investment companies advised by such subsidiaries and those of Charles B. 
Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson need not be aggregated for purposes of Section
13(d).  However, Franklin Resources, Inc. is making this filing on a voluntary
basis for all such persons as if all the shares were beneficially owned by
Charles B. Johnson, Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. and Franklin Resources, Inc., its
subsidiaries, and investment companies advised by such subsidiaries.

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

CHARLES B. JOHNSON hereby appoints DEBORAH R. GATZEK his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to execute and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission any Schedule 13G, any amendments thereto or any related 
documentation which may be required to be filed in his individual capacity as 
a result of his position as an officer, director or shareholder of Franklin
Resources, Inc. and, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing which he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue 
hereof.

S\CHARLES B. JOHNSON




POWER OF ATTORNEY

RUPERT H. JOHNSON, JR. hereby appoints DEBORAH R. GATZEK his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to execute and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission any Schedule 13G, any amendments thereto or any related 
documentation which may be required to be filed in his individual capacity as 
a result of his position as an officer, director or shareholder of Franklin
Resources, Inc. and, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing which he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue 
hereof.

S\RUPERT H. JOHNSON, JR.




















