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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012
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Current Assets |  |
Accounts receivable, allowances | $ 410,000 | $ 487,000
Shareholders' Equity |  |
Voting Preferred Stock, no par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0 | $ 0
Voting Preferred Stock, shares authorized (in shares) | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000
Nonvoting Preferred Stock, no par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0 | $ 0
Nonvoting Preferred Stock, shares authorized (in shares) | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000
Common Stock, no par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0 | $ 0
Common Stock, shares authorized (in shares) | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued (in shares) | 8,916,897 | 8,914,478
Treasury Stock, shares (in shares) | 2,694,729 | 2,694,729

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