Protest 58343-K/90304 of Deinert

*412Opinion by

Oliver, P. J.

It appears that the sole use of these articles is in connection with mountings in rings, that they are adjusted, after importation, to fit the top of the ring in which they are to be used, and initials or designs are inserted in the holes which have been provided therein prior to importation. The plaintiff testified that he had been importing these-articles for'a period of 8 years and they had always been classified as manufactures of mother-of-pearl at 35 percent under paragraph 1538 up to the time of the importation in question. The examiner also testified, in behalf…