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Copel had a brochure produced
using this drawing. He added this
sales pitch referencing a 1946 report:
“
...the Wine Institute on behalf of the
Wine Advisory Board proved the
Copex superior in every respect. In
competition with eighteen other
corkscrews of domestic and foreign
manufacture, the Copex
outperformed all others, receiving
the highest recommendation.
”
He claimed these advantages for
Copex:
1.
Most satisfactory shape
2.
Maximum penetration
3.
Greatest lifting power
The brochure was produced by Robert B. Cole Advertising in New York at a cost
of $96.00 for 2000 pieces.
In the late 1950s, Copel and his wife returned to France and Jacques rejoined the
Maison Albert Bichot. He exported the corkscrews to D. Recher in Chicago under
the Copex brand name. Jacques Oscar Copel died in 1969.
