Exhibit 99.1
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              MAC-GRAY CORPORATION COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF COPICO

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 24 -- Mac-Gray Corporation (NYSE:  TUC), a leading
provider of card- and coin-operated laundry equipment service to the multi-
housing industry, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of
Copico, Inc. for approximately $10.95 million in cash, less the assumption of
certain debt, and 250,000 shares of Mac-Gray common stock.

Copico is the major provider of card- and coin-operated reprographics equipment
and services to the academic and public library markets in New England, New
York, and Florida.  It had revenues of $7.1 million in the fiscal year ended
January 31, 1998, its second consecutive year of revenue growth exceeding twenty
percent.

Copico is the sole provider of reprographics services to the New York public
library system as well as other public libraries.  Most of the company's
equipment is operated by debit cards. The company currently serves more than 250
institutions in New England, New York and Florida, and has operations facilities
in New York City, Canton, MA and Miramar, FL.

The acquisition completes another step in Mac-Gray's growth plan.  The ability
to provide more products and services to its existing customers is a core
component of Mac-Gray's long-term strategy.

Mac-Gray, in addition to being one of North America's leading providers of
laundry services and related amenities to the multi-housing industry, is the
largest provider of such services to the college and university market. Through
its MicroFridge(R) division, the company is also the sole provider of
MicroFridge products combining refrigerators and microwave ovens for the
academic and government housing markets.  Mac-Gray is the industry leader in
smart-card operated laundry equipment, which enhances customer convenience by
eliminating the need for coins.

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