EXHIBIT 23.1
                             OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Selected Financial
Data."  

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration State-
ment (Form S-3 No. 33-51982) of Owens-Illinois, Inc. and in the related
Prospectus, in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-43559) pertaining
to the Fourth Amended and Restated Owens-Illinois, Inc. Stock Purchase and
Savings Program; the Second Amended and Restated Owens-Illinois, Inc., Non-
Union Retirement and Savings Plan; the Second Amended and Restated Owens-
Illinois, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Plan; and the  First Amended and
Restated Owens-Illinois, Inc. Long-Term Savings Plan, and in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-44252) pertaining to the Amended and Restated Stock
Option Plan for Key Employees of Owens-Illinois, Inc. of our report dated
February 4, 1994 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of Owens-Illinois, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1993.




                                               (/s/ Ernst & Young)     
                                                  Ernst & Young



Toledo, Ohio
March 29, 1994