As  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  May  20, 1997

Registration  No.  333-


SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION

Washington,  D.C.  20549


FORM  S-8
Registration  Statement
Under
The  Securities  Act  of  1933


ALLTRISTA  CORPORATION
(Exact  name  of  registrant  as  specified  in  its  charter)

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ALLTRISTA  CORPORATION 1996 STOCK  OPTION  PLAN
FOR  NONEMPLOYEE  DIRECTORS
(Full  title  of  the  plan)

CT  Corporation  System, One North Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(Name  and  address  of  agent  for  service)

(800)  475-1212
(Telephone  number,  including  area  code,  of  agent  for  service)

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Calculation  of  Registration  Fee


<S>                    <C>            <C>                 <C>                   <C>

                       AMOUNT         PROPOSED MAXIMUM    PROPOSED MAXIMUM      AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF SECURITIES    TO BE          OFFERING PRICE      AGGREGATE OFFERING    REGISTRATION
TO BE REGISTERED       REGISTERED     PER UNIT(2)         PRICE(2)              FEE

Common Stock           20,000 shares  $ 21.75             $ 435,000.00          $ 132.00
(including Preferred
Stock Purchase
 Rights)(1)
<FN>

(1)     Each share of Alltrista Common Stock includes a right ("Alltrista Right") to purchase
Series  A  Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Alltrista or, under certain circumstances,
Alltrista  Common  Stock,  cash,  property  or  other  securities  of  Alltrista.
(2)          The  offering  price  is  estimated  solely  for the purposes of determining the
registration  fee  and  is  based  upon  the average high and low prices for the Registrant's
common  stock  on  NASDAQ  on  May  13,  1997,  pursuant  to  Rule  457(h).
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REGISTRATION  OF  ADDITIONAL  SECURITIES


     On  March  31,  1993,  Alltrista  Corporation  (the  "Company"),  filed a
Registration  Statement  (File  No.  33-60622)  on  Form  S-8  (the  "Initial
Registration Statement") covering 10,000 shares of the Company's common stock,
no  par  value  (the  "Common Stock"), issuable upon exercise of stock options
granted  under  the Company's 1993 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors
of  Alltrista  Corporation  (the  "Plan").

     On March 21, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors approved a resolution
amending and restating the Plan (the "Amended Plan") to increase the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the stock options which may
be  granted  under  the  Plan  and  to  increase  the  yearly  option grant to
nonemployee directors from 350 to 1,000 shares of Common Stock.  The remaining
terms of the Amended Plan are substantially the same as the terms of the Plan.
On  May  16,  1996  the  Company's  shareholders  approved  the  Amended Plan.
Therefore, the total number of shares of Common Stock currently registered for
issuance pursuant to the Plan is 30,000 and this Registration Statement covers
the  additional  20,000  shares  of  Common  Stock to be registered hereunder.

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Item  8.          Exhibits

EXHIBIT


<C>   <S>

 4.1  Alltrista  Corporation 1996 Stock  Option  Plan for Nonemployee Directors

 5.1  Opinion of Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan

24.1  Consent of Independent Accountants, Price Waterhouse LLP

24.2  Consent of Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
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     SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies  that  it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on  Form  S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement  to  be  signed  on  its  behalf  by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized,  in  the  City  of  Muncie,  State  of  Indiana,  on May 15, 1997.

ALLTRISTA  CORPORATION
(Registrant)

By:
/s/  Thomas  B.  Clark
Thomas  B.  Clark
President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, this
registration  statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons in the
capacities  and  on  the  dates  indicated.
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<S>                        <C>

                           Capacity; Date

/S/ Thomas B. Clark        President and Chief Executive Officer
Thomas B. Clark            (Principal Executive Officer); Director
                           May 15, 1997

/S/ Kevin D. Bower         Vice President of Finance and Controller
Kevin D. Bower             (Principal Financial Officer)
                           May 15, 1997

/S/ William L. Peterson    Chairman of the Board
William L. Peterson        May 15, 1997

/S/ William A. Foley       Director
William A. Foley           May 15, 1997

/S/ Robert E. Fowler, Jr.  Director
Robert E. Fowler, Jr.      May 15, 1997

/S/ Richard L. Molen       Director
Richard L. Molen           May 15, 1997

/S/ Patrick W. Rooney      Director
Patrick W. Rooney          May 15, 1997

/S/ David L. Swift         Director
David L. Swift             May 15, 1997

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EXHIBIT  INDEX

Exhibits  delivered  for  filing with this Registration Statement on Form S-8:

<S>     <C>

4.1     Alltrista  Corporation 1996 Stock  Option  Plan for Nonemployee Directors

5.1     Opinion of Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan

24.1    Consent of Independent Accountants, Price Waterhouse LLP

24.2    Consent of Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
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As  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  May  20, 1997

Registration  No.  333-

SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION

Washington,  D.C.  20549

FORM  S-8
Registration  Statement
Under
The  Securities  Act  of  1933

ALLTRISTA  CORPORATION
(Exact  name  of  registrant  as  specified  in  its  charter)
ALLTRISTA  CORPORATION 1996 STOCK  OPTION  PLAN
FOR  NONEMPLOYEE  DIRECTORS
(Full  title  of  the  plan)

CT  Corporation  System, One North Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(Name  and  address  of  agent  for  service)

(800)  475-1212
(Telephone  number,  including  area  code,  of  agent  for  service)
Calculation  of  Registration  Fee
AMOUNT         PROPOSED MAXIMUM    PROPOSED MAXIMUM      AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF SECURITIES    TO BE          OFFERING PRICE      AGGREGATE OFFERING    REGISTRATION
TO BE REGISTERED       REGISTERED     PER UNIT(2)         PRICE(2)              FEE

Common Stock           20,000 shares  $ 21.75             $ 435,000.00          $ 132.00
(including Preferred
Stock Purchase
 Rights)(1)
(1)     Each share of Alltrista Common Stock includes a right ("Alltrista Right") to purchase
Series  A  Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Alltrista or, under certain circumstances,
Alltrista  Common  Stock,  cash,  property  or  other  securities  of  Alltrista.
(2)          The  offering  price  is  estimated  solely  for the purposes of determining the
registration  fee  and  is  based  upon  the average high and low prices for the Registrant's
common  stock  on  NASDAQ  on  May  13,  1997,  pursuant  to  Rule  457(h).
REGISTRATION  OF  ADDITIONAL  SECURITIES

     On  March  31,  1993,  Alltrista  Corporation  (the  "Company"),  filed a
Registration  Statement  (File  No.  33-60622)  on  Form  S-8  (the  "Initial
Registration Statement") covering 10,000 shares of the Company's common stock,
no  par  value  (the  "Common Stock"), issuable upon exercise of stock options
granted  under  the Company's 1993 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors
of  Alltrista  Corporation  (the  "Plan").

     On March 21, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors approved a resolution
amending and restating the Plan (the "Amended Plan") to increase the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the stock options which may
be  granted  under  the  Plan  and  to  increase  the  yearly  option grant to
nonemployee directors from 350 to 1,000 shares of Common Stock.  The remaining
terms of the Amended Plan are substantially the same as the terms of the Plan.
On  May  16,  1996  the  Company's  shareholders  approved  the  Amended Plan.
Therefore, the total number of shares of Common Stock currently registered for
issuance pursuant to the Plan is 30,000 and this Registration Statement covers
the  additional  20,000  shares  of  Common  Stock to be registered hereunder.
Item  8.          Exhibits

EXHIBIT
4.1  Alltrista  Corporation 1996 Stock  Option  Plan for Nonemployee Directors

 5.1  Opinion of Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan

24.1  Consent of Independent Accountants, Price Waterhouse LLP

24.2  Consent of Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies  that  it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on  Form  S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement  to  be  signed  on  its  behalf  by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized,  in  the  City  of  Muncie,  State  of  Indiana,  on May 15, 1997.

ALLTRISTA  CORPORATION
(Registrant)

By:
/s/  Thomas  B.  Clark
Thomas  B.  Clark
President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, this
registration  statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons in the
capacities  and  on  the  dates  indicated.
Capacity; Date

/S/ Thomas B. Clark        President and Chief Executive Officer
Thomas B. Clark            (Principal Executive Officer); Director
                           May 15, 1997

/S/ Kevin D. Bower         Vice President of Finance and Controller
Kevin D. Bower             (Principal Financial Officer)
                           May 15, 1997

/S/ William L. Peterson    Chairman of the Board
William L. Peterson        May 15, 1997

/S/ William A. Foley       Director
William A. Foley           May 15, 1997

/S/ Robert E. Fowler, Jr.  Director
Robert E. Fowler, Jr.      May 15, 1997

/S/ Richard L. Molen       Director
Richard L. Molen           May 15, 1997

/S/ Patrick W. Rooney      Director
Patrick W. Rooney          May 15, 1997

/S/ David L. Swift         Director
David L. Swift             May 15, 1997
EXHIBIT  INDEX

Exhibits  delivered  for  filing with this Registration Statement on Form S-8:
4.1     Alltrista  Corporation 1996 Stock  Option  Plan for Nonemployee Directors

5.1     Opinion of Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan

24.1    Consent of Independent Accountants, Price Waterhouse LLP

24.2    Consent of Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
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