Exhibit 23.1






                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference of our report dated  February 18,
1998, with respect to the consolidated  financial  statements of American Locker
Group  Incorporated  included in its Annual  Report  (Form  10-KSB) for the year
ended December 31, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  in
the Registration  Statement (Form S-8 No.  33-00000)  pertaining to the American
Locker Group Incorporated 1988 Stock Incentive Plan.


                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP
Buffalo, New York
May 29, 1998