EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (No. 2-56437, pertaining to the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan; No. 2-91285, pertaining to the 1981 Stock Incentive Plan; Nos. 33-20932
and 33-30229, pertaining to the Retirement Savings Plan; the registration
statements filed on July 18, 1994, No. 33-91758 and May 16, 1997, No. 33-27339,
pertaining to the 1991 Barnes Group Stock Incentive Plan; No. 333-41398,
pertaining to the Barnes Group Inc. Employee Stock and Ownership Program; and
No. 333-57658, pertaining to the Key Executive Stock Plan) of Barnes Group Inc.
of our report dated January 30, 2002 relating to the financial statements, which
appears in the Annual Report to Stockholders, which is incorporated in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of
our report dated January 30, 2002 relating to the financial statement schedule,
which appears in this Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
March 22, 2002