American Colortype Co. v. United States
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Appeal from Board of United States General Appraisers, Abstract 42875. [Oral argument Apr. 21, 1919, by Mr Tompkins and Mr. Lawrence.]
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, Judge
The merchandise in this case consists of pictures of female models exhibiting stylish designs of women’s apparel. The pictures are in colors, are upon heavy paper or cardboard, and measure about 1J feet by 2 feet each. They range in value from $50 to $150 each, approximately, and serve as originals from which thousands of copies are produced in similar colors by a plate process. These become inserts in dress catalogues to show the styles of ladies’ gowns, and sometimes they appear also in magazines.
The articles were classified by the collector as manufactures of paper, and as such they were…
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