Vandegrift v. United States

Merchandise known as “fish-spine beads,” and consisting of cylinders, perforated concentrically, with one base convexed and the other concaved so that the convexity of one cylinder fits into the concavity of another, used to insulate electrical wires, and composed in chief value of talc or steatite, vitrified, was assessed for duty by the collector at 60 per centum ad valorem as articles of vitrified or semi-vitrified ware under paragraph 212 of the Tariff Act of 1922, the pertinent part of which reads as follows:

Par. 212. China, porcelain, and other vitrified wares, including chemical…