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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 3, 2003

SUBJECT:
Plymouth Company is “Ideal”

Plymouth, MI - Poof Products, Inc., the leading manufacturer of foam sports balls in North America and maker of the world-famous Slinky® and Slinky® brand products has acquired substantially all of the assets of Ideal Toy, located in Ronkonkoma, NY.

Poof Products, Inc. will continue to market Ideal Toy products under the Ideal brand as a division of its wholly owned subsidiary, James Industries in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Ideal Toy is best known for its broad line of tabletop action games, including Sure Shot Baseball, Rock ‘N’ Pocket Pool, and Rack ‘N’ Roll Bowl.

According to Poof Products, Inc. president and CEO, Ray Dallavecchia, products in the Ideal line complement the existing mix of sports balls and educational toys currently offered by the Company. “We intend to leverage our extensive distribution channels at home and abroad,” he stated. “Of course, we plan to continue manufacturing most of the Ideal products here in the United States,” he added.

Michael Seiler, president of Ideal Toy is in agreement with Dallavecchia. “The synergy between Ideal's product line and Poof's product line is exceptional. We are all very excited about the opportunities that lie ahead."


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