MOORE MEDICAL CORP
SC 13D, 1996-11-27
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )*

                               MOORE MEDICAL CORP.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   615 799 103
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                            Hollybank Investments, LP
                        One Financial Center, Suite 1600
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02111
                                 (617) 526-8963
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                November 25, 1996
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)




If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box |_|.


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement |X|. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule  13d-1(a) for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

* 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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on 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 13D


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CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                        Page 2 of 10 Pages
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1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
             S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

             Hollybank Investments, LP
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2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*          (a) |_|
                                                                        (b) |X|

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3            SEC USE ONLY


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4            SOURCE OF FUNDS*

             WC
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5            CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT 
             TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)     |_|

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6            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             Delaware
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                              7            SOLE VOTING POWER
         NUMBER OF
          SHARES                           134,100
       BENEFICIALLY
         OWNED BY           ----------------------------------------------------
           EACH               8            SHARED VOTING POWER                  
         REPORTING                                                              
          PERSON                           None                                 
           WITH             ----------------------------------------------------
                              9            SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
                                                                                
                                           134,100                              
                            
                            ----------------------------------------------------
                              10           SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                           None
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11           AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             134,100
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12           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
             SHARES*                                                        |_|

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13           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

             4.6%
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14           TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             PN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


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CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                        Page 3 of 10 Pages
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1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
             S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

             Dorsey R. Gardner
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2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*          (a) |_|
                                                                        (b) |X|

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3            SEC USE ONLY


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4            SOURCE OF FUNDS*

             PF
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5            CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT 
             TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)     |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             United States
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              7            SOLE VOTING POWER
         NUMBER OF
          SHARES                           20,014**   **Please refer to Item 5,
       BENEFICIALLY                                     page 5 for disclaimer 
         OWNED BY                                       of beneficial ownership.
           EACH
         REPORTING          ----------------------------------------------------
          PERSON              8            SHARED VOTING POWER                  
           WITH                                                                 
                                           None                                 
                            
                            ----------------------------------------------------
                              9            SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                           20,014**    **Please refer to Item 5,
                                                       page 5 for disclaimer of 
                                                       beneficial ownership.
                            ----------------------------------------------------
                              10           SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                           None
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11           AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             20,014**      **Please refer to Item 5, page 5 for disclaimer of 
                             beneficial ownership.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
             SHARES*                                                        |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

             0.7%**      **Please refer to Item 5, page 5 for disclaimer of 
                           beneficial ownership.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14           TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             IN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


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CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                        Page 4 of 10 Pages
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Item 1.  Security and Issuer

         The title of the class of equity  securities  to which  this  statement
relates is the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"),  of Moore
Medical  Corp.,  a Delaware  corporation  (the  "Company").  The  address of the
Company's  principal  executive  office is P.O. Box 1500, 389 John Downey Drive,
New Britain, Connecticut, 06050.


Item 2.  Identity and Background

         The persons  filing this  Statement  are Hollybank  Investments,  LP, a
Delaware limited  Partnership ("LP") and Dorsey R. Gardner,  the general partner
of LP ("Gardner").  The business address of both Gardner and LP is One Financial
Center, Suite 1600, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02111. LP was formed on January 14,
1994, and is authorized to conduct any business  which may be legally  conducted
by a limited partnership under the laws of Delaware. As of the date hereof, LP's
sole  business is  securities  investment.  During the last five years,  neither
Gardner nor LP has been convicted in a criminal  proceeding  (excluding  traffic
violations and similar misdemeanors),  nor has either Gardner or LP been a party
to a  civil  proceeding  of a  judicial  or  administrative  body  of  competent
jurisdiction as a result of which Gardner or LP was or is subject to a judgment,
decree  or final  order  enjoining  future  violations  of,  or  prohibiting  or
mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any
violation with respect to such laws.


Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

         This statement relates  specifically to LP's November 25, 1996 purchase
of 6,500 Shares of Moore Medical Corp. at a per share price of $9.800 (including
the $.06/share commission) on the American Stock Exchange.  This purchase,  when
aggregated  with  Gardner and LP's  previously  purchased  Shares,  gave Gardner
deemed beneficial ownership of 148,414 of the 2,909,001 outstanding Shares, thus
triggering this reporting requirement.  LP used its working capital to make this
and every other Share  purchase,  while Gardner used his personal  funds for his
purchases.


Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

         LP and Gardner have purchased their respective  shares strictly for the
purpose of equity  security  investment.  Neither Gardner nor LP has any present
plans or proposals which would relate to or result in:



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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


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CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                        Page 5 of 10 Pages
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         (a) The  acquisition  by any  person of  additional  securities  of the
Company, or the disposition of securities of the Company;

         (b)  An  extraordinary   corporate  transaction,   such  as  a  merger,
reorganization or liquidation, involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

         (c) A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries;

         (d) Any change in the present  board of directors or  management of the
Company,  including  any  plans or  proposals  to change  the  number or term of
directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;

         (e) Any  material  change in the  present  capitalization  or  dividend
policy of the Company;

         (f) Any other  material  change in the Company's  business or corporate
structure;

         (g)  Changes  in  the   Company's   charter,   bylaws  or   instruments
corresponding  thereto or other  actions  which may impede  the  acquisition  of
control of the Company by any person;

         (h) Causing a class of  securities of the Company to be delisted from a
national  securities  exchange or to cease to be  authorized  to be quoted in an
inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;

         (i) A class of equity  securities of the Company becoming  eligible for
termination  of  registration  pursuant to Section  12(g)(4)  of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; or

         (j) Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

         (a)(i) As of the date of this Statement,  LP is the beneficial owner of
134,100  Shares  (approximately  4.6% of the  outstanding  Shares as of July 24,
1996, based on information provided in the Company's 10-Q filed August 9, 1996).
Gardner,  as general  partner of LP,  may be deemed to  beneficially  own Shares
beneficially  owned by LP.  Except to the  extent of his  interest  as a limited
partner in LP, Gardner  expressly  disclaims such  beneficial  ownership and the
filing of this statement  shall not be construed as an admission that Gardner is
the beneficial owner of the Shares owned by LP and covered by this Statement.



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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


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CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                        Page 6 of 10 Pages
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         (ii) As of the date of this Statement, Gardner beneficially owns 20,014
Shares  (approximately  0.7%of the outstanding Shares as of July 24, 1996, based
on information  provided in the Company's 10-Q filed August 9, 1996).  Except to
the  extent  of his  interest  as a limited  partner  in LP,  Gardner  expressly
disclaims  beneficial ownership of any Shares which may be beneficially owned by
LP, and the filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that
Gardner is the beneficial owner of such Shares.

         (b) LP has sole voting power and sole investment  power with respect to
the Shares  reported in (a)(i)  above.  Gardner  has sole voting and  investment
power with respect to the Shares reported in (a)(ii) above.


         (c)(i) LP has,  during the past 60 days,  effected the following  Share
purchases:

         DATE              SHARES PURCHASED       PRICE PER SHARE

         09/26/96             5,000 Shares             $9.935
         10/16/96             3,800 Shares             $9.685
         10/17/96             1,400 Shares             $9.810
         11/11/96             2,500 Shares             $9.560
         11/14/96             6,500 Shares             $9.560
         11/25/96             6,500 Shares             $9.800
         11/26/96             5,700 Shares             $10.20
                                             

These purchases,  accomplished via American Stock Exchange trades, were effected
strictly  as security  investments.  As a result of these  purchases,  LP is the
beneficial owner of the 134,100 Shares referenced in (a)(i) above.


            (ii) Gardner has not effected any Share purchases during the past 60
days. As a result of his prior  purchases,  all  accomplished via American Stock
Exchange trades, Gardner is the beneficial owner of the 20,014 Shares referenced
in (a)(ii) above.


         (d) No other  person is known to have the right to receive or the power
to direct the  receipt of  dividends  from,  or the  proceeds  from the sale of,
Shares reported on this Statement.






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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


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CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                        Page 7 of 10 Pages
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Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
          with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

         There are no contracts,  arrangements,  understandings or relationships
(legal or otherwise)  between LP or Gardner and any other person with respect to
any securities of the Company, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting
of any of  the  securities,  finder's  fees,  joint  ventures,  loan  or  option
arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss,
or the giving or withholding of proxies.


Item 7.  Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

         The  following  document  is  filed  herewith  as an  exhibit  to  this
statement:

         (a) Joint Filing Agreement


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


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CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                        Page 8 of 10 Pages
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Signature

         After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.



                                            HOLLYBANK INVESTMENTS, LP



                                            By:/s/Dorsey R. Gardner
                                               -------------------------
                                                 Dorsey R. Gardner
                                                 General Partner


                                            /s/Dorsey R. Gardner
                                            ---------------------------
                                            Dorsey R. Gardner


Date: 11/27/96


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


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CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                        Page 9 of 10 Pages
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

                Exhibit                                      Page

1.       Joint Filing Agreement                               10



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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1



                                    AGREEMENT

         Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement  containing the information
required  by  Schedule  13D (or any  amendment  thereof)  need be filed on their
behalf with  respect to the  beneficial  ownership of any equity  securities  of
Moore Medical Corp. or any subsequent  acquisitions  or  dispositions  of equity
securities of Moore Medical Corp. by any of the undersigned.

Date:  11/27/96

                                            HOLLYBANK INVESTMENTS, LP



                                            By: /s/Dorsey R. Gardner
                                                ------------------------------
                                                  Dorsey R. Gardner
                                                  General Partner



                                            /s/Dorsey R. Gardner
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Dorsey R. Gardner





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