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                                                                    Exhibit 24.1

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned who is a director or officer of PH Group Inc., an Ohio
   corporation (the "Company");

Does hereby constitute and appoint Charles T. Sherman to be his agent and
   attorney-in-fact;

With the power to act fully hereunder and with full power of substitution to act
   in the name and on behalf of the undersigned;

To sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Annual
   Report on Form 10-KSB or other appropriate form and any amendments thereto
   relating to such Annual Report; and

To execute and deliver any instruments, certificates or other documents which
   he shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such
   Annual Report or amendments thereto, and generally to act for and in the
   name of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
   undersigned if then personally present and acting.

The agent named above is hereby empowered to determine in his discretion the
   times when, the purposes for which, and the names in which, any power
   conferred upon him herein shall be exercised and the terms and conditions
   of any instrument, certificate or document which may be executed by him
   pursuant to this instrument.

This Power of Attorney shall not be affected by the disability of the
   undersigned or the lapse of time.

The validity, terms and enforcement of this Power of Attorney shall be
   governed by those laws of the State of Ohio that apply to instruments
   negotiated, executed, delivered and performed solely within the State of
   Ohio.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of
March, 1998.


                                                /s/ KENNETH P. FURLONG
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Kenneth P. Furlong



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned who is a director or officer of PH Group Inc., an Ohio
   corporation (the "Company");

Does hereby constitute and appoint Charles T. Sherman to be his agent and
   attorney-in-fact;

With the power to act fully hereunder and with full power of substitution to act
   in the name and on behalf of the undersigned;

To sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Annual
   Report on Form 10-KSB or other appropriate form and any amendments thereto
   relating to such Annual Report; and

To execute and deliver any instruments, certificates or other documents which
   he shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such
   Annual Report or amendments thereto, and generally to act for and in the
   name of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
   undersigned if then personally present and acting.

The agent named above is hereby empowered to determine in his discretion the
   times when, the purposes for which, and the names in which, any power
   conferred upon him herein shall be exercised and the terms and conditions
   of any instrument, certificate or document which may be executed by him
   pursuant to this instrument.

This Power of Attorney shall not be affected by the disability of the
   undersigned or the lapse of time.

The validity, terms and enforcement of this Power of Attorney shall be
   governed by those laws of the State of Ohio that apply to instruments
   negotiated, executed, delivered and performed solely within the State of
   Ohio.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of
March, 1998.


                                                /s/ MICHAEL W. GARDNER
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Michael W. Gardner




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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned who is a director or officer of PH Group Inc., an Ohio
   corporation (the "Company");

Does hereby constitute and appoint Charles T. Sherman to be his agent and
   attorney-in-fact;

With the power to act fully  hereunder and with full power of  substitution to
   act in the name and on behalf of the undersigned;

To sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Annual
   Report on Form 10-KSB or other appropriate form and any amendments thereto
   relating to such Annual Report; and

To execute and deliver any instruments, certificates or other documents which
   he shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such
   Annual Report or amendments thereto, and generally to act for and in the
   name of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
   undersigned if then personally present and acting.

The agent named above is hereby empowered to determine in his discretion the
   times when, the purposes for which, and the names in which, any power
   conferred upon him herein shall be exercised and the terms and conditions
   of any instrument, certificate or document which may be executed by him
   pursuant to this instrument.

This Power of Attorney shall not be affected by the disability of the
   undersigned or the lapse of time.

The validity, terms and enforcement of this Power of Attorney shall be
   governed by those laws of the State of Ohio that apply to instruments
   negotiated, executed, delivered and performed solely within the State of
   Ohio.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of
March, 1998.


                                                     /s/ BOB BINSKY
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Bob Binsky



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned who is a director or officer of PH Group Inc., an Ohio
   corporation (the "Company");

Does hereby constitute and appoint Charles T. Sherman to be his agent and
   attorney-in-fact;

With the power to act fully hereunder and with full power of substitution to act
   in the name and on behalf of the undersigned;

To sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Annual
   Report on Form 10-KSB or other appropriate form and any amendments thereto
   relating to such Annual Report; and

To execute and deliver any instruments, certificates or other documents which
   he shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such
   Annual Report or amendments thereto, and generally to act for and in the
   name of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
   undersigned if then personally present and acting.

The agent named above is hereby empowered to determine in his discretion the
   times when, the purposes for which, and the names in which, any power
   conferred upon him herein shall be exercised and the terms and conditions
   of any instrument, certificate or document which may be executed by him
   pursuant to this instrument.

This Power of Attorney shall not be affected by the disability of the
   undersigned or the lapse of time.

The validity, terms and enforcement of this Power of Attorney shall be
   governed by those laws of the State of Ohio that apply to instruments
   negotiated, executed, delivered and performed solely within the State of
   Ohio.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of
March, 1998.


                                                  /s/ ALIDA L. BREEN
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                                                  Alida Breen



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned who is a director or officer of PH Group Inc., an Ohio
   corporation (the "Company");

Does hereby constitute and appoint Charles T. Sherman to be his agent and
   attorney-in-fact;

With the power to act fully hereunder and with full power of substitution to act
   in the name and on behalf of the undersigned;

To sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Annual
   Report on Form 10-KSB or other appropriate form and any amendments thereto
   relating to such Annual Report; and

To execute and deliver any instruments, certificates or other documents which
   he shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such
   Annual Report or amendments thereto, and generally to act for and in the
   name of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
   undersigned if then personally present and acting.

The agent named above is hereby empowered to determine in his discretion the
   times when, the purposes for which, and the names in which, any power
   conferred upon him herein shall be exercised and the terms and conditions
   of any instrument, certificate or document which may be executed by him
   pursuant to this instrument.

This Power of Attorney shall not be affected by the disability of the
   undersigned or the lapse of time.

The validity, terms and enforcement of this Power of Attorney shall be
   governed by those laws of the State of Ohio that apply to instruments
   negotiated, executed, delivered and performed solely within the State of
   Ohio.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of
March, 1998.


                                                     /s/ DAVID H. MONTGOMERY
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     David H. Montgomery




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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned who is a director or officer of PH Group Inc., an Ohio
   corporation (the "Company");

Does hereby constitute and appoint Charles T. Sherman to be his agent and
   attorney-in-fact;

With the power to act fully hereunder and with full power of substitution to act
   in the name and on behalf of the undersigned;

To sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Annual
   Report on Form 10-KSB or other appropriate form and any amendments thereto
   relating to such Annual Report; and

To execute and deliver any instruments, certificates or other documents which
   he shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the filing of such
   Annual Report or amendments thereto, and generally to act for and in the
   name of the undersigned with respect to such filings as fully as could the
   undersigned if then personally present and acting.

The agent named above is hereby empowered to determine in his discretion the
   times when, the purposes for which, and the names in which, any power
   conferred upon him herein shall be exercised and the terms and conditions
   of any instrument, certificate or document which may be executed by him
   pursuant to this instrument.

This Power of Attorney shall not be affected by the disability of the
   undersigned or the lapse of time.

The validity, terms and enforcement of this Power of Attorney shall be
   governed by those laws of the State of Ohio that apply to instruments
   negotiated, executed, delivered and performed solely within the State of
   Ohio.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 20th day of
March, 1998.


                                               /s/ TERRY L. SANBORN
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Terry Sanborn

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