Lionel Trading Co. v. United States

This appeal involves the classification of certain lip-stick holders made of a metal resembling brass in color. The typical exhibit is cylindrical in form, about 2}/i inches long, and about one-half inch in diameter. It consists of a barrel designed to receive and hold a lip stick with a mechanism by means of which the lip stick may be thrust forward and drawn back. There is a removable cap, which fits snugly over one end of the barrel. The exterior of the barrel and cap, except the ends, is decorated and substantially covered by a bluish-colored substance, the material of which is not…