United States v. State Forwarding & Shipping Co.

The merchandise imported here is shown by the evidence to be pieces of sheepskin leather. The sheepskin has been split and the pieces imported made from the grain part. The two official samples are colored scarlet and blue, respectively, but whether this coloring was done in the tanning or afterward, does not appear. The pieces of leather were cut from the hides and are about 10^ by 7% inches in size; nothing further has been done to them. They are ordered by the importer, engaged in the business of book binding and publishing, to be made into book backs for certain sets of books which it…