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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
<< Loewenbaum, G. Walter II >>
(Last) (First) (Middle)
<< 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 1600
Austin, TX 78701 >>
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
<< February 12, 1999 >>
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
________
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
<< American Locker Group Incorporated (ALGI) >>
5. Relationship of reporting person to issuer
(Check all applicable)
<< ____ Director XXX 10% Owner >>
____ Officer (give ____ Other (specify
title below) below)
<< Member of group with Avocet Investment Partners, L.P. >>
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ____________________
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable line)
XXX Form filed by one Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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FORM 3 (continued) Page 2 of 3 Pages
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
<< Common Stock >>
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)
<< 5,000 >>
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
<< D >>
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
___________________
__________________________________________________________________________
_
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of
securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see Instruction 5(b)(v). SEC 1473 (7-
96)
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FORM 3 (continued) Page 3 of 3 Pages
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
_________________________________
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date
____________________ ________________________
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
Title ________________________ Amount or Number of Shares
__________
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
_______________
5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
____________________
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 50)
_____________________________________________________________________
_
__________________________________________________________________________
_
Explanation of Responses: /s/ G. Walter Loewenbaum 3-7-99
G. Walter Loewenbaum, Manager
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C.
78ff(a).
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