<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10K for the
year ended September 27, 1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
       
                             
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-27-1997
<PERIOD-START>                             SEP-29-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-27-1997
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<SECURITIES>                                56,173,247
<RECEIVABLES>                               29,231,105
<ALLOWANCES>                                 1,460,000
<INVENTORY>                                 13,204,528
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<PP&E>                                       9,740,589
<DEPRECIATION>                               5,036,017
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