Solomon v. United States

Imported merchandise, described in the invoice as “glass stones/’ and consisting of pieces of glass, faceted, flat on one side and convex on the other, some red, some green, and some uncolored, was assessed for duty by the collector at 55 per centum ad valorem as articles composed of glass or paste, “cut or colored,” under paragraph 218 of the Tariff Act of 1922, which reads as follows:

Par. 218. Biological, chemical, metallurgical, pharmaceutical,, aijd surgical articles and utensils of all kinds, including all scientific articles, utensils, tubing and rods, whether used for experimental…