United States v. Milbank, Leaman & Co.

The goods involved in this appeal are one case and two parcels of pieces of woolen cloth imported for use as samples. These pieces of cloth are of three general classes. The first consists of pieces of cloth described as “three-quarters width in various lengths, anywhere from one-sixteenth of a yard in length up to three-quarters of a yard in length.” The second class consists of small pieces known as loose patterns, the official samples, which are shown to be typical, being about 2 by 12 and 7 by 9 inches in size. The third class consists of 25 so-called manufacturers’ sectional ranges,…