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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 13F
                               Form 13F COVER PAGE

        Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2004

                 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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                        This Amendment (Check only one):

                             [ ] is a restatement.
                             [ ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

    Name:     Thomas N. Tryforos

    Address:  323 Railroad Avenue    Greenwich    CT       06830
              (Street)               (City)      (State)   (Zip)

    Form 13F File Number:  028-03444

      The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by
whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is
authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct
and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

       Name:   Thomas N. Tryforos
       Title:  Investment Manager
       Phone:  203-661-1200

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Thomas N. Tryforos
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[Signature]

Greenwich, CT
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[City, State]

November 15, 2004
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[Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ ]  13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
     are reported in this report.)

[X]  13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings are in this report and all holdings
     are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[ ]  13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
     reporting manager are reported in this  report and a portion are reported
     by other reporting manager(s).)

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:

     Form 13F File Number: 028-01909
     Name:                 Thomas W. Smith


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