Charles F. Shepherd, is author of the book, St Nicholas, on p. 10 of which is mentioned a hay-loader, known locally as a pikel, invented and patented by Yorath and Wright in St Nicholas.
| Llancarfan Society - Newsletter 104, June 2001 |
Pitching Pole IV: Glamorgan County History Volume VI p. 230
On 9 June 1870 William Twaits Wright, in conjunction with Evan Yorath, a farmer from Moulton, deposited a provisional specification for the 'Invention of Improved Apparatus or Machinery for lifting... loading....unloading hay, corn, straw and other materials and the patent was granted on 26 November of that year. This implement continued to be marketed under the names of Wright and Yorath, but in 1868 Henry Yorath (the son) of Moulton near Penmark, applied for letters patent for improvements to the original patent. Henry Yorath exhibited the improved machinery at the Cardiff Show of 1872 and at Preston in 1885. However, shortly afterwards, Yorath went into partnership with Charles Grieves and traded, as Yorath, Grieves & Co. (Hay Elevators). Henry Yorath died in May 1891, but the company continued in business and in 1906 had agencies for retailing farm machinery at 17 Quay Street, Cardiff, and at Ely, Cardiff.
[Ed. 1. There seems to be a discrepancy in dates in the G. C. History - the 1868 improvement predated the original patent!? The memory from Teddy Church's grandmother perhaps makes the name "John of Moulton" older than 1870. 2. Was Charles Shepherd being partisan when he attributed the invention to St Nicholas? Evan and Henry Yorath certainly lived in Moulton (Electoral Registers). Did Wright come from St Nicholas? 3. Curiosity asks whether the well-known TV broadcaster, Gabby Yorath, daughter of Terry, is a descendent?]
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