The Charles Hyde rep was always good for a few pens and a bottle or two at Christmas.
The Belvoir components rep came from Melton Mowbray. He always brought a good chunk of Stilton at Christmas. Something I now have to go to Stamford to get. Ask in a supermarket if the Stilton is from Melton ....
Best freebee was a G11 from the Pye rep, we were to use it as a repair jig. It was one of the sets they had used on long term test to check reliability under adverse conditions, it was positively sooty! Boy had that set had some repairs!
Rich.