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Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc. Elects Joseph D. Hamilburg Chairman and Co-CEO and C. Gerald Goldsmith Director

27 April 1998

Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc. Elects Joseph D. Hamilburg Chairman and Co-CEO and C. Gerald Goldsmith Director

    CANTON, Mass., April 27 -- Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc.
(Amex: PLR.A, PLR.B) today announced its Board of Directors elected Joseph D.
Hamilburg, Chairman and Co-CEO.  Maurice J. Hamilburg, Joseph D. Hamilburg's
brother, will continue to serve as President and Co-CEO of the Company.  Prior
to 1988, Mr. Joseph Hamilburg served Plymouth Rubber in various capacities,
including Vice President and Treasurer.  Since 1988, he has served as
President of J.D.H. Enterprises, Inc. and has provided consulting services on
international business to various companies, including Plymouth.
    Plymouth Rubber also announced that C. Gerald Goldsmith has been elected
to its Board of Directors.  Mr, Goldsmith has a broad range of business
experience both as an executive and as a business director.  Among other
positions, Mr. Goldsmith has served as President of Freeport Power Company and
Chairman and President of I.C.D.  He currently serves as a Director of U.S.
Banknote, Nine West, Inc., and several other companies.  Mr. Goldsmith is a
graduate of the University of Michigan, and holds an MBA from the Harvard
Business School.
    Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc. manufactures and distributes vinyl and
rubber products, including automotive tapes, insulating tapes, and other
industrial tapes and films.  The Company's products are used by the electrical
supply industry, electric utilities, and automotive and other original
equipment manufacturers.

SOURCE  Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc.