Thanks, Artificer,
I don't know for sure about the comment- whether he disapproved of a prototype or a piece of regular production, or even of a competitor's goods. What I took from his complaint, though, is that we ought to examine goods closely, maybe even with our eyes closed sometimes, to evaluate them carefully.

The poor guy was having a hard time of it, and while I hope he at least liked the attention, I don't know that having filmmakers all over the place made his life much easier.

Those of us old enough to remember the movie THE PAPER CHASE may be interested to know that the grandchildren of Hawkins, as in Hawkins Vs McGee, the "hairy hand case" that was discussed in the movie- Anyway, it is a famous Contracts case learned by many many American law students, and a descendant of Mr Hawkins, I think it was his granddaughter, was surprised to learn of her ancestor's immortality as "the man with the hairy hand". Maybe Mr Scot can take some comfort in knowing, at least, that he is known as the man who is trying to make good sporrans in bad times.