POWER OF ATTORNEY

For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of Barbara Bolens, Todd Endres, and Donald Rearic, signing

singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer and/or director of Brady Corporation (the

"Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder:

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and

execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any

amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with

the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any

stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with

the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may

be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required

by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents

executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned

pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and

shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact

may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the

rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the

undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such

attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall

lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the

rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of

the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to

the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the

Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of this 20th day of November, 2003.

        /s/ Elizabeth P. Pungello



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        Elizabeth P. Pungello

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