International Expediters, Inc. v. United States

Oliver, Chief Judge:

The merchandise involved in this case consists of certain articles described as “Cathode Ray Tubes,” concededly in chief value of glass. These tubes are used in television receivers, being the article which receives the electrical impulses from the sending apparatus and converts them into light rays, projecting them in the form of images on the glass top of the tube.

A sample of the imported article was received in evidence (plaintiff’s exhibit 1). These tubes resemble in general appearance a gigantic flashlight. The sample before us measures approximately 1}{ inches in…