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Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Decorator Industries, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock -- $0.20 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
24631207
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(CUSIP Number)
October 20, 2000
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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Schedule 13G Page 2 of 9
CUSIP NO. 24631207
1. Name of Reporting Persons. Robert Robotti
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) ..........................................................
(b) ..........................................................
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3. SEC Use Only..................................................
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization United States
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Number of 5. Sole Voting Power -0-
Shares -----------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power 141,406
Owned by -----------------------------------------------------------
Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power -0-
Reporting -----------------------------------------------------------
Person With 8. Shared Dispositive Power 141,406
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 141,406
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions).................................................
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 5.07%
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12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN
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SCHEDULE 13G
ITEM 1.
(a) The name of the issuer is Decorator Industries, Inc.
(the "Corporation").
(b) The Corporation's executive office is located at 10011 Pines Blvd.,
Suite #201, Pembroke Pines, FL, 33204.
ITEM 2.
(a) The person filing this statement is Robert Robotti.
(b) Mr. Robotti's address is c/o Robotti & Company, Incorporated, 52
Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017.
(c) Mr. Robotti is a United States citizen.
(d) The Security is Common Stock - $.20 par value.
(e) The CUSIP Number of the Security is 243631207.
ITEM 3.
Not applicable.
ITEM 4.
(a) Mr. Robotti is the beneficial owner of 141,406 shares of the
Security through the following:
o his ownership of Robotti & Company, Incorporated (the
"Firm"), a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, by virtue of the
Firm's investment discretion over accounts of its
brokerage customers that hold an aggregate of 1,500 shares
of the Security; and
o his ownership of the Firm, by virtue of its
investment discretion over advisory clients that
hold an aggregate of 62,745 shares of the
Security; and
o his position as General Partner of Ravenswood
Investment Company, L.P. ("Ravenswood"), which
owns 22,593 shares of the Security; and
o his position as General Partner of Wilmac
Partners, Ltd. ("Wilmac"), which owns 54,568
shares of the Security.
(b) The amount of shares of the Security beneficially owned
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by Mr. Robotti is 5.07% of the total outstanding shares of the
Security.
(c) (i) Mr. Robotti does not have the sole power to vote or to direct
the vote of any of the shares of the Security.
(ii) Mr. Robotti shares the power to vote or direct the vote of the
shares of the Security as follows:
o he shares with the Firm the power to vote or
direct the vote of 63,245 shares of the Security;
and
o he shares with the other General Partner of
Ravenswood the power to vote or direct the vote of
22,593 shares of the Security; and
o he shares with the other General Partner of Wilmac the
power to vote or direct the vote of 54,568 shares of the
Security.
(iii) Mr. Robotti does not have the sole power to dispose, or to direct
the disposition, of any of the shares of the Security.
(iv) Mr. Robotti shares the power to dispose, or to direct the
disposition, of the shares of the Security as follows:
o he shares with the Firm the power to dispose, or
to direct the disposition, of 63,245 shares of the
Security; and
o he shares with the other General Partner of
Ravenswood the power to dispose, or to direct the
disposition, of 22,593 shares of the Security; and
o he shares with the other General Partner of Wilmac the
power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of 54,568
shares of the Security.
ITEM 5.
Not applicable
ITEM 6.
Ravenswood, Wilmac and customers and clients of the Firm, have the right
to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of, shares of the Security. None of these persons has an interest
in 5% or more of the total outstanding shares of the Security.
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ITEM 7.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
October 27, 2000
Date
By /s/ Robert Robotti
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Robert Robotti
