United States v. Murphy

The merchandise imported in the case at bar was finished necklaces of imitation pearl beads. These necklaces were of two sizes, one about 12, and the other about 60, inches in length and were all composed of imitation pearl beads, strung upon cheap, but substantial, strings, without metal clasps, and were intended to be fastened about the neck of the wearer by tying the projecting ends of the string upon which the beads have been strung. The only witness called by the importer in the court below testified that these articles were sold and used as imported for necklaces.

*267The collector…