Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

6.  Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

In thousands	2015		2014
Land, buildings and improvements	$	1,256	$	1,250
Machinery, fixtures and equipment		878		863
Leaseholds and improvements		25		27
Property, plant and equipment, Gross		2,159		2,140
Less accumulated depreciation		1,003		1,034
Net property, plant and equipment	$	1,156	$	1,106

Land, buildings and equipment having a net book value of $1.1 million and $1.0 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are pledged as collateral under various mortgage and other financing agreements.

During 2015, $151,000 of fully depreciated property, plant and equipment was written off.  Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $123,000 and $138,000, respectively.