Robbins v. Robertson

Action to Recover Back Customs Duties. This was an action by Aaron S. Robbins and others to recover excess of duties paid on articles made of cut steel, of steel and brass, and of mother of pearl. They were of an ornamental character, were used to decórale belts, dresses, cloaks, hats, or bonnets, and were, in some instances, intended to be used as ornaments for the hair. They were described in the invoices by various names, such as “steel buckles,” “stool ornaments,” “steel cloak clasps,” “steel daggers,” “steel pins,” “mock jewelry brooches,” “mock jewelry ornaments,” “steel hair-pins,”…