EXHIBIT 32.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection   with  the  Quarterly   Report  of  American  Locker  Group
Incorporated  (the  "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly  period ended June
30,  2003,  as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date
hereof  (the  "Report"),  the  undersigned,  in the  capacities  and on the date
indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of  2002,  that  to his
knowledge:

1.   The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects,  the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.
     .


                                       /S/EDWARD F. RUTTENBERG
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                                       Edward F. Ruttenberg
                                       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Dated:  August 12, 2003

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to American Locker Group  Incorporated and will be retained by American
Locker  Group   Incorporated  and  furnished  to  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.