US Patent No. 182,945, granted October 3, 1876 to August Moll of Brooklyn, New York, for an improved "star braid" trimming braid. The braid is made with six binding-threads instead of nine, so both sides are alike. The specification explains that it is made on an imported braiding machine with every third spindle omitted, and the drawing sheet compares the new braid with the older nine-thread version.