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<DESCRIPTION>EX-23.1 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG DATED JUNE 13,2005
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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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 9, 2005, 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, 2004.

                                                      /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Manchester, New Hampshire
June 13, 2005
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