Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 29, 2002 relating
to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Hunt
Corporation, which appears in Hunt Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 2, 2001.


                                                  /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 18, 2002