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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP
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                                  EXHIBIT 23
                      CONSENT OF MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP


                                                         August 14, 2000


Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q of Owens-Illinois, Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, of the
reference to our firm under the caption "Legal Proceedings."


                                          Very truly yours,


                                          /s/ McCarter & English, LLP
                                          ---------------------------
                                          McCarter & English, LLP

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