Exhibit (23)

      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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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  16,  2004,  relating to the
financial  statements and financial  statement  schedule,  which appears in this
Form 10-K.





PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Orlando, Florida
December 22, 2004