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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2

                         Consent of Independent Auditors
   
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report on the consolidated financial statements of Paragon Corporate
Holdings Inc. and A.B. Dick Company (The Predecessor Company) dated February 27,
1998, except for Note J as to which the date is April 1, 1998, in Amendment No.
2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-51569) and related Prospectus
of Paragon Corporate Holdings Inc. for the registration of $115,000,000 in
Senior Notes due 2008.
    

                                   /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Cleveland, Ohio
July 16, 1998
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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

   
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report on the consolidated financial statements of Curtis Industries,
Inc. and Subsidiaries dated February 27, 1998, in Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-51569) and related Prospectus of
Paragon Corporate Holdings Inc. for the registration of $115,000,000 in Senior
Notes due 2008.
    

                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Cleveland, Ohio
July 16, 1998