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Heeley Resurrected

South Corydon, Surrey, United Kingdom - In 1997, over 100 years after Heeley

patented the

―

Empire,

‖

Household Articles Ltd. started marketing the

―

Bull

Pull.

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The design was Registered by United Housewares (No. 2,058,317).

Yes, their

―

Ultimate Corkscrew

‖

is a copy of the Heeley

―

Empire.

‖

Copy on the

packaging admits:

The design of this beautifully crafted corkscrew was inspired by the

original

―

Empire Double-Lever

‖

of 1890. An ingenious combination of

levers and links uncorks the bottle with minimum effort and maximum

style. Although the Bull Pull is particularly aroused by red, it works

equally well on white! Stand out from the herd and drink to the

―

Bull

Pull

‖

- the ultimate corkscrew.