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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(b)

1998 Plan Stock Option Agreement for Non-Employee Directors

Stock Option No. 00-000

                            THE LAMSON & SESSIONS CO.

                      Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement

                  This Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (this "Agreement")
dated as of [Date of Grant] by and between The Lamson & Sessions Co., an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), and [Optionee Name], a Non-Employee Director of the
Company (the "Optionee").

                                   WITNESSETH:

                  WHEREAS, Section 9(a)(i) of the Lamson & Sessions Co. 1998
Incentive Equity Plan (As Amended and Restated as of April 30, 2004) (the "
Plan") provides for the automatic annual grant of options to purchase Common
Shares of the Company ("Common Shares") to Non-Employee Directors of the Company
on the Monday following the Company's annual meeting of shareholders, subject to
the terms and conditions of the Plan;

                  WHEREAS, the execution of a Non-Qualified Stock Option
Agreement substantially in the form hereof has been authorized by a resolution
of the Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of
the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") duly adopted on April 29, 2004
and ratified by the Committee on May 28, 2004; and

                  NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee this
Non-Qualified Stock Option (this "Option") to purchase Four thousand Common
Shares (4,000) Common Shares, at a purchase price of [Dollars and 000/1000
[$____]] per share (the "Option Price"), which is the Market Value Per Share on
the Date of Grant. The Company agrees to cause certificates for any Common
Shares purchased hereunder to be delivered to the Optionee upon payment of the
Option Price in full, all subject, however, to the terms and conditions of the
Plan and the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. This Option is intended
to be a non-qualified stock option and shall not be treated as an "incentive
stock option" within the meaning of that term under Section 422 of the Code, or
any successor provision thereto.

1.       DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Plan, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement, the following additional terms are
defined as set forth below:

         (a)      "Retirement" means termination of service on the Board after
reaching 70 years of age.

2.       VESTING OF OPTION. This Option (until terminated or exercised as
hereinafter provided) shall be exercisable on the first anniversary of the Date
of Grant if during the one-year period commencing on the Date of Grant and
ending on the first anniversary thereof, the Optionee shall continue to serve as
a Director of the Company. To the extent then exercisable, this Option may be
exercised in whole or in part from time to time.

3.       ACCELERATION OF OPTION. Notwithstanding Section 2 of this Agreement,
upon a "Change in Control" as defined in Section 14 of the Plan and upon
termination of employment of the Optionee's service as a Director of the Company
by reason of the Optionee's death, disability or Retirement, this Option shall
become immediately exercisable and vested in full.

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4.       TERMINATION OF OPTION. This Option, to the extent not exercisable at
such time, shall terminate contemporaneously with the termination of the
Optionee's service on the Board. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, this Option, to the extent exercisable upon the date of the
termination of the Optionee's service on the Board, shall terminate upon the
earliest to occur of the following:

         (a)      90 days following the date of the Optionee's termination of
service on the Board, if such termination of service is other than by reason of
the Optionee's death, disability or Retirement;

         (b)      36 months from the date of the Optionee's termination of
service on the Board, if such termination is by reason of the Optionee's
Retirement;

         (c)      one year from the date of the Optionee's termination of
service on the Board, if such service on the Board is by reason of the
Optionee's death or disability; or

         (d)      the close of business on [Expiration Date], which is ten years
from the Date of Grant.

5.       TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION.

         (a)      Except as provided in Section 5(b) below, this Option is not
transferable by the Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and is exercisable, during the lifetime of the Optionee only by
the Optionee, or in the event of the Optionee's legal incapacity, by the
Optionees's guardian or legal representative acting in a fiduciary capacity on
behalf of the Optionee under state law and court supervision, subject to the
provisions of Section 4 hereof.

         (b)      Notwithstanding Section 5(a) above, this Option is
transferable by the Optionee, with the prior consent of the Committee, without
payment of consideration therefor by the transferee, to any one or more of the
Family Members of the Optionee, except that (i) no such transfer will be
effective unless reasonable prior notice of such transfer is delivered to the
Company and such transfer is thereafter effected in accordance with any terms
and conditions that have been made applicable to such transfer by the Company or
the Committee and (ii) any such transferee shall be subject to the same terms
and conditions under the Plan and this Agreement as the Optionee. For purposes
of this Section 5(b), "Family Member" means any child, stepchild, grandchild,
parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including
adoptive relationships, any person sharing the employee's household (other than
a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than fifty
percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the
Optionee) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these
persons (or the Optionee) own more than fifty percent of the voting interest.

6.       CONTINUITY OF SERVICE ON THE BOARD. If the Optionee becomes an employee
of the Company or any Subsidiary after the Date of Grant while remaining a
member of the Board, any Options held under the Plan by the Optionee at the time
of commencement of such employment shall not be affected thereby.

7.       NOTICE AND MANNER OF PAYMENT.

         (a)      This Option may be exercised by giving written notice to the
Company specifying the number of Common Shares to be purchased. Such notice
shall be accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price, either by (i)
certified or official bank check, (ii) in nonforfeitable unrestricted Common
Shares that are already owned by the Optionee for at least six months, or (iii)
a combination of 7(a)(i) and (ii).

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         (b)      Any notice to the Company provided for herein shall be in
writing to the Company, marked Attention: Corporate Secretary at The Lamson &
Sessions Co., 25701 Science Park Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44122, and any notice to
the Optionee shall be addressed to said Optionee at his or her address currently
on file with the Company. Except as otherwise provided herein, any written
notice shall be deemed to be duly given if and when hand delivered, or five (5)
business days after having been mailed by United States registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or three (3) business days
after having been sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service such
as Federal Express, UPS or DHL, addressed as aforesaid. Any party may change the
address to which notices are to be given hereunder by written notice to the
other party as herein specified, except that notices of changes of address shall
be effective only upon receipt.

8.       INTERPRETATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Committee shall have
authority to interpret the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, to adopt,
alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines, and practices governing
the Plan as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable, and to otherwise
supervise the administration of the Plan. All decisions made in good faith by
the Committee pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be made in the Committee's
sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons.

9.       COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to
comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws; provided, however,
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that notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Option shall
not be exercisable if the exercise thereof would result in a violation of any
such law.

10.      ADJUSTMENTS. The Committee shall make or provide for such adjustments
in the number of Common Shares covered by this Option, in the Option Price
applicable to such Option, and in the kind of shares covered thereby, as the
Committee may determine is equitably required to prevent dilution or enlargement
of the Optionee's rights that otherwise would result from (a) any stock
dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, or other change
in the capital structure of the Company, (b) any merger, consolidation,
spin-off, split-off, spin-out, split-up, reorganization, partial or complete
liquidation, or other distribution of assets or issuance of rights or warrants
to purchase securities, or (c) any other corporate transaction or event having
an effect similar to any of the foregoing. In the event of any such transaction
or event, the Committee may provide in substitution for this Option such
alternative consideration as it may determine to be equitable in the
circumstances and may require in connection therewith the surrender of this
Option.

11.      AVAILABLE SHARES. The Company shall at all times until the expiration
of this Option, reserve and keep available, either in its treasury or out of its
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, the full number of Common Shares
deliverable upon the exercise of this Option.

12.      AMENDMENTS. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an
amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable
hereto; provided, however, that no amendment shall adversely affect the rights
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of the Optionee under this Agreement without the Optionee's consent.

13.      RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. The Optionee shall have none of the rights of
a shareholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to this Option
until such shares are issued to the Optionee upon exercise of this Option.

14.      SEVERABILITY. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent
jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from
the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue
to be valid and fully enforceable.

15.      RELATION TO PLAN. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan. In the event of any inconsistent provisions between this Agreement
and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. The Committee acting pursuant to the Plan,
as constituted from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise
herein, have the right to determine any questions that arise in connection with
this Option or its exercise.

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16.      SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Without limiting Section 5 hereof, the
provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,
the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the
Optionee, and the successors and assigns of the Company.

17.      GOVERNING LAW. The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of this
Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of
Ohio, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be
executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year
first above written.

                                            THE LAMSON & SESSIONS CO.

                                            By:______________________________
                                                     John B. Schulze
                                                 Chairman of the Board and
                                                  Chief Executive Officer

         The undersigned Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of an executed
original of this Agreement and accepts this Option granted thereunder, and the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

                                            _________________________________
                                                     [Optionee's Name]

                                            Dated: __________________________

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(c)

                            THE LAMSON & SESSIONS CO.

                           RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

                  THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as
of [DATE OF GRANT], by and between The Lamson & Sessions Co., an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), and [NAME OF PARTICIPATE], a director of the
Company (the "Grantee"), pursuant to the Company's 1998 Incentive Equity Plan,
as amended and restated, (the "1998 Plan").

                                    RECITALS

                  A.       The Grantee serves as a Director of the Company and
has made an election under the Company's Non-Employee Directors Deferred
Compensation Plan (the "Directors Deferred Plan") to defer his annual retainer,
board and committee meeting fees to be invested in the Company's common stock.
An additional amount equal to 25% of the deferred amount will be issued in
Restricted Shares from the 1998 Plan, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

                  B.       On April 29, 2004, the Governance, Nominating and
Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board")
of the Company duly authorized the grant of Restricted Shares, representing 25%
of the deferred amount of the Grantee's annual retainer, board and committee
meeting fees and duly adopted a resolution authorizing the execution of a
restricted stock agreement substantially in the form of this Agreement.

                                    AGREEMENT

                  NOW, THEREFORE, subject to the terms and conditions of the
1998 Plan and this Agreement, the Company hereby agrees to grant to the Grantee
[______] Restricted Shares, effective as of the [DATE OF GRANT] and subject to
the following terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions:

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                                    ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

                  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have
the meanings stated in the 1998 Plan, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.

                                   ARTICLE II

                       CERTAIN TERMS OF RESTRICTED SHARES

                  1.       Signing of and Compliance With Agreement. Grantee
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shall not have any right with respect to the Restricted Shares issued pursuant
to this Agreement, unless and until Grantee has executed this Agreement,
(whether directly or pursuant to a Power of Attorney) and has delivered a fully
executed copy thereof to the Company, and has otherwise complied with the
applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement.

                  2.       Stock Certificates. Grantee shall be issued a stock
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certificate with respect to these Restricted Shares. This certificate shall be
registered in the name of Grantee, and shall bear an appropriate legend
referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such
Restricted Shares, substantially in the following form:

                  THE TRANSFERABILITY OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES OF
                  STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND
                  CONDITIONS (INCLUDING FORFEITURE) OF THE LAMSON &
                  SESSIONS CO. 1998 INCENTIVE EQUITY PLAN, AS AMENDED AND
                  RESTATED, AND AN AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE
                  REGISTERED OWNER AND THE LAMSON & SESSIONS CO. COPIES OF
                  SUCH PLAN AND AGREEMENT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICES OF THE
                  LAMSON & SESSIONS CO., CLEVELAND, OHIO AND WILL BE MAILED
                  TO THE REGISTERED OWNER, WITHOUT CHARGE, WITHIN FIVE DAYS
                  AFTER RECEIPT OF WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR.

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                  3.       Certificates in Company Custody. Stock certificates
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evidencing Restricted Shares shall be held in custody by the Company until the
restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and as a condition of any Restricted
Shares, the Grantee shall have delivered a stock power relating to the
Restricted Shares.

                  4.       Restriction Period. Subject to the provisions of the
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1998 Plan and this Agreement, during the period from the Date of Grant until [3
YEARS FROM DATE OF GRANT] (the "Restriction Period"), the Grantee shall not be
permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise encumber Restricted
Shares awarded under the 1998 Plan.

                  5.       Acceleration of Restricted Shares. Notwithstanding
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Section 4 of this Article II, if the Grantee is no longer serving on the
Company's Board due to any of the circumstances set forth in Section 7 of this
Article II, the Grantee is immediately entitled to receive the Restricted
Shares.

                  6.       Treatment of Dividends. The Grantee shall have, with
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respect to the Restricted Shares covered by this Agreement, all of the rights of
a shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares, and the
right to receive any dividends. However, any dividends on such shares shall be
automatically deferred and reinvested in additional Restricted Shares subject to
the same restrictions as the underlying award (as long as there are sufficient
shares available under Section 3 of the Plan).

                  7.       Forfeiture. Upon termination of the Grantee from the
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Company's Board during the Restriction Period for any reason other than death,
disability, a Change in Control, or with the consent of the Committee,
retirement or other termination of service, all shares still subject to
restriction shall be forfeited by the Grantee.

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                  8.       Delivery of Shares. If and when the Restriction
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Period expires without a prior forfeiture of the Restricted Shares subject to
such Restriction Period, unrestricted certificates for such shares shall be
delivered to the Grantee.

                                   ARTICLE III

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                  1.       Compliance with Law. Notwithstanding any other
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provision of this Agreement, the Company may not issue any of the Restricted
Shares if such issuance would result in a violation of law.

                  2.       Transferability. The Grantee may not sell, transfer,
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pledge, assign or otherwise encumber Grantee's right to receive the Restricted
Shares except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

                  3.       Adjustments. The Board may (a) make any adjustments
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in the number or kind of Restricted Shares or other securities covered by this
Agreement that the Committee determines in good faith to be equitably required,
or (b) provide alternative consideration to the Grantee in substitution of any
or all of the Grantee's rights under this Agreement, in order to prevent any
dilution or expansion of the Grantee's rights under this Agreement that
otherwise would result from any (i) stock dividend, stock split, combination of
shares, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the
Company, (ii) merger, consolidation, separation, reorganization or partial or
complete liquidation involving the Company or (iii) other transaction or event
having an effect similar to any of the events referred to in this sentence.

                  4.       Relation to Other Benefits. The Company will not take
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into account any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this Agreement
or the 1998 Plan in determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be
entitled under any retirement or other benefit or compensation plan

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maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary. The Company will not reduce the
amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under any
life insurance plan covering directors of the Company or a Subsidiary as a
result of any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this Agreement or
the 1998 Plan.

                  5.       Amendments. Any amendment to the 1998 Plan will be
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deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the 1998 Plan
amendment (a) is applicable to awards of Restricted Shares and (b) does not
adversely affect the rights of the Grantee with respect to the Restricted
Shares. In order for a 1998 Plan amendment that adversely affects the Restricted
Shares to be effective against the Grantee, the Grantee must consent to such
1998 Plan amendment.

                  6.       Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is
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invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid
provision will be deemed to be separable from the other provisions of this
Agreement and the remaining provisions will continue to be valid and fully
enforceable.

                  7.       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one
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or more counterparts, each of which is an original but all of which together
constitute one and the same document.

                  8.       Governing Law. This Agreement is made under, and will
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be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving
effect to its principles of conflict of laws.

                                            THE LAMSON & SESSIONS CO.

                                            By:________________________________
                                                        John B. Schulze
                                                Chairman of the Board, President
                                                  and Chief Executive Officer

                                            Grantee:___________________________
                                                          [Grantee's Name]

Date:____________________________

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