Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KIDD WILMOT H
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP [CET]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/16/2007
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10111
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               385,617 D  
Common Stock               424,577 I Directly owned by joint reporting person
Common Stock               230,109 I Christen L. Kidd Trust
Common Stock               227,994 I Ashley B. Kidd Trust
Common Stock               128,454 I Wilmot H. Kidd IV Trust
Common Stock               91,548 I Charlotte D. Kidd Trust
Common Stock               80,931 I Julie J. Kidd 1973 Trust
Common Stock               432,589 I Julie J. Kidd Residuary Trust
Common Stock               139,204 I Charitable Lead Unitrust [9], JJ Kidd, Ttee
Common Stock               144,089 I Charitable Lead Unitrust [10B], JJ Kidd, Ttee
Common Stock               52,282 I Chris L. Johnson Trust, JJ Kidd, Ttee
Common Stock               5,610 I Christen L. Kidd
Common Stock               5,610 I Ashley B. Kidd
Common Stock               70,912 I Wilmot H. Kidd IV Trust 2002
Common Stock 10/16/2007   S   2,500 D $ 28.546 41,722 I Charlotte D. Kidd Trust 2002
Common Stock 10/17/2007   S   3,500 D $ 28.7 38,222 I Charlotte D. Kidd Trust 2002
Common Stock               45,970 I Chris L. Johnson Trust,JJ Kidd, Ttee

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KIDD WILMOT H
C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP
630 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10111
  X   X   President  
KIDD JULIE J
C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP
630 FIFTH AVE
NEW YORK, NY 10111
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Marlene A. Krumholz as Attorney-in-Fact for Wilmot H. Kidd   10/18/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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