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<TYPE>EX-23
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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT  OF  INDEPENDENT  CPAS
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                                                                    Exhibit (23)
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               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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     We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration
Statements  on Form S-8 (File Nos.  33-20054,  33-23380 and  333-22205) of Dixon
Ticonderoga  Company of our report  dated  December  12,  2003,  relating to the
financial  statements and financial  statement  schedule,  which appears in this
Form 10-K.


   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
   Orlando, Florida
   December 29, 2003


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