<ARTICLE> 5 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS YEAR YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1997 <CASH> 310,000 8,954 46,734 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 500,000 749,543 277,517 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 6,953,574 6,195,077 4,987,731 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 7,763,574 6,953,574 5,327,982 <PP&E> 5,464,347 5,454,609 5,448,347 <DEPRECIATION> 4,381,558 3,525,714 2,448,346 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 9,520,416 9,556,522 9,122,154 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 748,179 1,076,575 506,151 <BONDS> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 2,425,335 2,060,719 1,425,420 <OTHER-SE> 3,332,124 3,476,927 3,601,048 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 9,520,416 9,556,522 9,122,154 <SALES> 1,041,649 458,351 209,200 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,210,449 761,235 225,879 <CGS> 368,987 236,031 92,783 <TOTAL-COSTS> 368,987 236,031 92,783 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,219,081 814,983 111,542 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 88,704 26,269 4,407 <INCOME-PRETAX> (466,323) (316,048) 17,147 <INCOME-TAX> (321,520) (523,801) 9,835 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (144,803) 207,752 7,312 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 331,873 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (144,803) (124,121) 7,312 <EPS-BASIC> (0.017) (0.02) 0 <EPS-DILUTED> (0.017) (0.02) 0