I like Copperplate Gothic, since I fondly remember it from the letter bricks to spell out your own words in LEGO from my childhood.

But, yes, its range of applicability is limited.

I hate wood screws when they puncture my tyre.

I love wood screws when joining two bits of wood.

Tim

Copperplate without the serifs is actually a nice Sign Painters Gothic.

It’s the execution of the “ticks” that rubs people the wrong way.
Had it been done differently, the face might have some of the “agate for display” cachet of Bell Centennial, for instance.