CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,540,786	$ 10,187,522
Accounts receivable, less allowances: 2023 - $718,568; 2022 - $677,000	42,838,864	42,886,250
Inventories	60,648,599	64,636,591
Current portion of notes receivable	570,696	1,006,421
Prepaid expenses and other assets	5,876,920	6,598,774
Total Current Assets	119,475,865	125,315,558
Property, Plant and Equipment	60,077,603	56,112,889
Accumulated depreciation	(32,088,351)	(30,000,797)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	27,989,252	26,112,092
Goodwill	70,764,166	70,777,459
Trademarks	5,514,890	5,514,886
Patents and other intangibles net of accumulated amortization	16,080,034	18,819,897
Long term notes receivable, less current portion	446,627	2,276,631
Deferred Income Taxes	657,607	488,989
Right of Use Assets	15,796,743	12,217,521
Total Other Assets	109,260,067	110,095,383
TOTAL ASSETS	256,725,184	261,523,033
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	30,257,077	27,638,317
Accrued compensation	4,205,484	3,327,832
Other accrued expenses	4,830,717	3,944,964
Current portion of operating lease liability	3,540,157	3,059,547
Current portion of finance lease liability	150,362	0
Current portion of long-term debt	3,000,000	9,010,793
Total Current Liabilities	45,983,797	46,981,453
Other long-term liabilities	754,763	754,762
Operating lease liability, less current portion	12,256,587	9,195,205
Finance lease liability, less current portion	792,484	0
Long-term debt, less current portion	45,661,186	55,136,231
Accrued postretirement benefits	672,064	666,222
Accrued pension cost	21,958,215	22,174,465
Total Liabilities	128,079,096	134,908,338
Nonvoting Preferred Stock, no par value: Authorized and unissued: 1,000,000 shares
Common Stock, no par value, Authorized: 50,000,000 shares Issued: 9,086,096 shares in 2023 and 9,056,421 shares in 2022 Outstanding: 6,238,413 shares in 2023 and 6,221,976 shares in 2022	33,737,465	33,586,165
Treasury Stock: 2,847,683 shares in 2023 and 2,834,445 shares in 2022	(22,790,230)	(22,544,684)
Retained earnings	141,985,268	138,985,852
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation	(1,323,007)	(1,140,978)
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap, net of tax	0	1,449,754
Unrecognized net pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of tax	(22,963,408)	(23,721,414)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(24,286,415)	(23,412,638)
Total Shareholders' Equity	128,646,088	126,614,695
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 256,725,184	$ 261,523,033