United States v. Blumenthal

Millinery ornaments of metal and paste and in chief value of cut black paste were classified by the collector of customs at the port of New York as articles in chief value of glass or paste, cut or colored. The ornaments were accordingly assessed for duty at 55 per centum ad valorem under that part of paragraph 218 of the Tariff Act of 1922, which reads as follows:

Par. 218. * * * table and kitchen articles and utensils, and all articles of every description not specially provided for, composed wholly or in chief value of glass or paste, or combinations of glass and paste, blown or partly…