Exhibit 23.1





                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT





We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
Crane Co. on Form S-8 of our reports  dated  February 26, 2007,  relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of Crane Co., which report
expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory  paragraph relating
to the  adoption  of  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  158,
"Employer's  Accounting  for Defined  Benefit  Pension and Other  Postretirement
Plans,"  effective  December 31,  2006,  and  Statement of Financial  Accounting
Standards No. 123 (Revised 2004),  "Share Based Payments,"  effective January 1,
2006, and  management's  report on the  effectiveness  of internal  control over
financial  reporting  appearing in and  incorporated  by reference in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Crane Co. for the year ended December 31, 2006.




Deloitte & Touche LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
April 23, 2007