Original British WWI Corona No. 3 Portable Typewriter 1912 with Carry Case - British Army Issue British Ordnance The whole of the Casket

The whole of the Casket is executed in solid silver heavily gilt to the designs of townsman Mr

Complete with its original 7-Shot tube magazine stored in the butt

Receiver with Roman number I (it was never re-stamped as were the MkII conversions)

"  (Revised Edition

The buttons are matched to a row of button holes

Original British WWI Corona No. 3 Portable Typewriter 1912 with Carry Case - British Army Issue British Ordnance The whole of the CasketOriginal Item: This CORONA No. 3 introduced in 1912 was the model used by Ernest Hemmingway who declared it to be: "The only psychiatrist I will ever submit to!" This Portable was based on the standard Folding Model of 1906 but was far lighter and greatly improved. This model was so efficient, compact and light that the British Army in WWI adopted it. This example is nicely marked with a British military broad arrow on the case. This example dates