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 Statements (Forms S-8 Nos. 33-43559 and 33-
57139) 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 Second
Amended and Restated Owens-Illinois, Inc. Long-Term Savings Plan, 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., and in
the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-57141) pertaining to the Stock
Option Plan for Directors of Owens-Illinois, Inc. of our report dated February
3, 1995 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Owens-Illinois, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1994.



                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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                                        Ernst & Young LLP



Toledo, Ohio
March 30, 1995