EX-23 2 l14602aexv23.htm EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG Exhibit 23
 

Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-107114 and Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 No. 033-64187) pertaining to The Lincoln Electric Company Employee Savings Plan of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. of our report dated June 3, 2005, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of The Lincoln Electric Company Employee Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2004.

     
 
  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
June 24, 2005

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