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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Indiana                                            35-1828377
(State or other jurisdiction                 (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)         Identification No.)

345 South High Street, Muncie, Indiana             47305-2326
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)
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ALLTRISTA CORPORATION 1996 EMPLOYEE  STOCK  PURCHASE  PLAN
(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           100,000 shares  $ 21.75             $ 2,175,000.00        $ 660.00
(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 purpose 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.  33-60624)  on  Form  S-8  (the  "Initial
Registration  Statement")  covering  300,000  shares  of  the Company's common
stock,  no  par value (the "Common Stock"), eligible for purchase by employees
of  the  Company  pursuant  to  the  Employee Stock Purchase Plan 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  available  for  purchase pursuant to the Plan.  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 400,000, and this Registration
Statement  covers  the  additional  100,000  shares  of  Common  Stock  to  be
registered  hereunder.

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Item  8.          Exhibits

EXHIBIT


<C>   <S>

 4.1  ALLTRISTA CORPORATION 1996 EMPLOYEE  STOCK  PURCHASE  PLAN

 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:


<C>   <S>

 4.1  ALLTRISTA CORPORATION 1996 EMPLOYEE  STOCK  PURCHASE  PLAN

 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)
Indiana                                            35-1828377
(State or other jurisdiction                 (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)         Identification No.)

345 South High Street, Muncie, Indiana             47305-2326
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)
ALLTRISTA CORPORATION 1996 EMPLOYEE  STOCK  PURCHASE  PLAN
(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           100,000 shares  $ 21.75             $ 2,175,000.00        $ 660.00
(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 purpose 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.  33-60624)  on  Form  S-8  (the  "Initial
Registration  Statement")  covering  300,000  shares  of  the Company's common
stock,  no  par value (the "Common Stock"), eligible for purchase by employees
of  the  Company  pursuant  to  the  Employee Stock Purchase Plan 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  available  for  purchase pursuant to the Plan.  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 400,000, and this Registration
Statement  covers  the  additional  100,000  shares  of  Common  Stock  to  be
registered  hereunder.
Item  8.          Exhibits

EXHIBIT
4.1  ALLTRISTA CORPORATION 1996 EMPLOYEE  STOCK  PURCHASE  PLAN

 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 EMPLOYEE  STOCK  PURCHASE  PLAN

 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)