Barnes Group Inc. S-8 Exhibit 23.1

EX-23 2 s8051004exh231.htm BARNES GROUP INC EXHIBIT 23.1 Barnes Group Inc. S-8 Exhibit 23.1

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 12, 2004 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Barnes Group Inc., which appears in Barnes Group Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Hartford, Connecticut

May 7, 2004