Exhibit 23.1



                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8, No.  333-00000)  pertaining to the American Locker Group  Incorporated 1999
Stock  Incentive Plan of our report dated February 20, 2002, with respect to the
consolidated   financial  statements  and  schedule  of  American  Locker  Group
Incorporated  included  in its  Annual  Report  (Form  10-K) for the year  ended
December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                               /s/  Ernst & Young LLP


Buffalo, New York
April 17 , 2002