US Patent No. 672, granted April 4, 1838 to Seymour Halladay of Westfield, Massachusetts, for an improvement on John Thorp's braiding machine, described as a plaiting machine for covering whips. The specification describes oval guide plates (forms) that replace Thorp's cant wire, a carrier wheel with single cavities, and a racer with one outside stud and an inner shoe. It includes one drawing sheet with Figures 1-10 and the written specification with three claims.