You can see pictures of samples from lots of manufacturers and distributors in TheChipGuide. I've shown some of them from my collection on the site. Check this URL:
http://www.themogh.org/cg_state2.php?id=zz&ct=18
Probably my biggest collection is of Paul-son samples. Someday I'll upload those to TCG as well but it will take a lot of work as there are hundreds of different chips from different time intervals.
Abiatti in Italy is another maker with lots of (current) samples. You can also see a lot of sample chips on David Spragg's web site at:
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