Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Scott, Robert |
Born |
1840 |
Birthplace |
Ontario, Canada |
Places of residence |
New Almaden - Arrived in 1862 |
Nationality |
Canadian |
Notes |
Republican Died (80 yrs.) from injuries sustained during an automobile accident in San Jose. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. |
Occupation |
Brick mason off & on since the winter of 1863/1864 (was earning $150/month by 15 years later). Inventor and builder of new furnaces (Huttner-Scott). |
Children |
Robert Walter Scott |
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1997.2.3136 - Photograph
A view of the Huttner-Scott Furnaces enclosed in a large building at the Hacienda. Two furnaces were in operation. Mine Manager James Randol was aware of the furnaces at the Idria mines in Austria which were designed for continuous operation of heating and extracting. He engaged H J Huttner, mechanical engineer and Robert Scott, brick mason to design and build a comparable furnace. The first furnace was put into operation in 1874 and was ...
Record Type: Photo
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1997.2.3280 - Photograph
Construction of the furnace at Senador in December 1917. This furnace was said to have been designed by Robert Scott, the mason who assisted in the design and construction of the Scott-Huffner furnace in 1877. Robert Scott is the man in a dark 3-piece suit (3rd from the left) in this photo.
Record Type: Photo
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1999.1.63 - Photograph
"The New Almaden Rifle Club, across from the Hacienda Store. Photo includes Tom and Charlie Derby on the right as well as Wilkerson, Bulmore, Robert Scott and others. Hunting and fishing were popular activities in this mining area." The photo is of 8 men and 1 youth, all well-dressed, holding rifles and with a large target. Circa 1880's. "The New Almaden rifle club was composed of mine employees who were crack shots (note how close some of...
Record Type: Photo
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1999.1.83 - Photograph
Quicksilver Furnaces 1 & 2. "Cinnabar Hills" by Lanyon and Bulmore : "located on the banks of the Alamitos creek. These furnaces designed by H J Huttner, engineer, and built by Robert Scott, brick mason, revolutionized the reduction of quicksilver by efficiency to maintain continuous firing with greater economy and recovery of the metal."
Record Type: Photo
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