From:Mokau Museum
Name/TitleSchermuly Rocket
About this objectOriginally invented in the early 20th Century to help save lives in the event of a shipwreck, the Carruthers brothers of the Mokau district modified this Schermuly Rocket in the early 70s to bring television to many farming families in remote parts of the region.The brothers were pioneers of television in North Taranaki and would shoot 180lb nylon and wires in excess of 800 metres to facilitate the installation of television feeder wires from the top of hills, over virgin bush to farmhouses below.
MakerBarrie and Gowrie Carruthers
Maker RoleInventor
MakerAlfred Schermuly
Maker RoleInventor
Date Made1970s
Place MadeNorth Taranaki
Medium and MaterialsMetal, nylon
Inscription and Marks136771
patent no. 179997
MeasurementsRocket
H 6cm x L 73cm x W 9.5cm
Rocket Launcher
H 15.5cm x L 58cm x W 8cm
Subject and Association DescriptionOther inventions from Barrie Carruthers in this museum:
Electric Dog collar
Telephone Activated Pager
Precision Microcircuits
Object TypeRockets
Object number2015/10
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved