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                                    FORM T-1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                             SECTION 305(b)(2)    /X/

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                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


New York                                              13-5160382
(State of incorporation                               (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                          identification no.)

48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip code)


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                              OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


Delaware                                               22-2781933
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification no.)

One Sea Gate
Toledo, Ohio                                           43666
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)


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                                 Debt Securities
                       (Title of the indenture securities)


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1.   General information. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

     (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
          it is subject.


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                  Name                                        Address


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     Superintendent of Banks of the State of       2 Rector Street, New York,
     New York                                      N.Y.  10006, and Albany, N.Y.
                                                   12203

     Federal Reserve Bank of New York              33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                   N.Y.  10045

     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation         Washington, D.C.  20429

     New York Clearing House Association           New York, New York   10005

     (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

     Yes.

2.   Affiliations with Obligor.

     If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
     affiliation.

     None.

16.  List of Exhibits.

     Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are
     incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule
     7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R.
     229.10(d).

     1.   A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
          (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the
          authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise
          corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1
          filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to
          Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1
          to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

     4.   A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1
          filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)


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     6.   The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
          (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
          33-44051.)

     7.   A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
          pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining
          authority.

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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York,
has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State
of New York, on the 6th day of May, 1998.


                                          THE BANK OF NEW YORK


                                          By: /s/ James W.P. Hall
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                                              Name:  James W.P. Hall
                                              Title: Vice President




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                                                                       Exhibit 7

                       Consolidated Report of Condition of

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                     of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286 

     And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, a member of the Federal Reserve 
System, at the close of business December 31, 1997, published in accordance 
with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the 
provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

Dollar Amounts ASSETS in Thousands Cash and balances due from depository institutions: Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ....................................... $ 5,742,986 Interest-bearing balances ................................ 1,342,769 Securities: Held-to-maturity securities .............................. 1,099,736 Available-for-sale securities ............................ 3,882,686 Federal funds sold and Securities purchased under agreements to resell ............................... 2,568,530 Loans and lease financing receivables: Loans and leases, net of unearned income ................................................. 35,019,608 LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ........................................... 627,350 LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ................................................ 0 Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve ......................... 34,392,258 Assets held in trading accounts ............................ 2,521,451 Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ...................................... 659,209 Other real estate owned .................................... 11,992 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ................................................ 226,263 Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .................................. 1,187,449 Intangible assets .......................................... 781,684 Other assets ............................................... 1,736,574 ------------ Total assets ............................................... $ 56,153,587 ------------ ------------ LIABILITIES Deposits: In domestic offices ...................................... $ 27,031,362 Noninterest-bearing ...................................... 11,899,507 Interest-bearing ......................................... 15,131,855 In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ......................... 13,794,449 Noninterest-bearing ...................................... 590,999 Interest-bearing ......................................... 13,203,450 Federal funds purchased and Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ...................... 2,338,881 Demand notes issued to the U.S. ............................ Treasury ................................................. 173,851 Trading liabilities ........................................ 1,695,216 Other borrowed money: With remaining maturity of one year or less ................................................ 1,905,330 With remaining maturity of more than one year through three years ........................... 0 With remaining maturity of more than three years ............................................ 25,664 Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding .......................................... 1,195,923 Subordinated notes and debentures .......................... 1,012,940 Other liabilities .......................................... 2,018,960 ------------ Total liabilities .......................................... 51,192,576 ------------ EQUITY CAPITAL Common stock ............................................... 1,135,284 Surplus .................................................... 731,319 Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................................. 3,093,726 Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ............................................... 36,866 Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .............................................. (36,184) ------------ Total equity capital ....................................... 4,961,011 ------------ Total liabilities and equity capital .................................................. $ 56,153,587 ------------ ------------
I, Robert E. Keilman, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Robert E. Keilman We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and correct. ) Thomas A. Renyi ) Alan R. Griffith ) Directors J. Carter Bacot ) ) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------