Earnest Smithers

Also known as Ernest Smithers
  • Designer
Smithers was a noted inventor and designer responsible for the design and development of the "Surfoplane" inflated corrugated rubber surf mat (patented in 1933) and the "Jaffle Iron (patented in 1949). He is described as a resident of Bondi/Bronte in press reports.
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Name
Earnest Smithers
Also known as Ernest Smithers
Gender
Male
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  • Designer
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References [<ExternalResource: Geoff Cater, "Rubber Surf-o-plane, #146, 2019>, <ExternalResource: "Riding on air in the surf." Evening News, Rockhampton, QLD, 11 January 1034, p.3>]