EXHIBIT 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-72438) pertaining to the Nashua Corporation Employees' Savings Plan
of our report dated May 28, 2003, with respect to the financial statements and
schedule of the Nashua Corporation Employees' Savings Plan included in this
Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2002.


                                                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Manchester, New Hampshire
June 18, 2003