<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOUND ON PAGES ONE AND TWO OF THE COMPANY'S 10Q, FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 <CASH> 172,447 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 756,132 <ALLOWANCES> 5,000 <INVENTORY> 1,656,964 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,766,333 <PP&E> 5,394,309 <DEPRECIATION> 4,278,858 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,326,045 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,058,419 <BONDS> 2,267,480 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 21,216 <OTHER-SE> 978,930 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 4,326,045 <SALES> 4,029,373 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 4,029,373 <CGS> 3,166,289 <TOTAL-COSTS> 3,166,289 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 62,685 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 193,719 <INCOME-PRETAX> (434,548) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (434,548) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (434,548) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.21) <EPS-DILUTED> 0