Case for Corona Model portable typewriter 1930

This is a Corona Model portable typewriter in its carrying case by C. Smith & Corona Typewriters. What a beautiful object! I see a history of labor and ingenuity right here; it makes me wonder about the hands that built it and the stories that came out of it. Imagine setting up at a table to write, or, you know, on the hood of a car, lugging this lovely thing around to capture thoughts wherever they appear! Maybe someone poured their heart out, composing love letters or maybe it was used for more mundane things, like writing memos in an office. The possibilities and potential are endless! The materiality is so beautiful, the textured case that has aged over time. Each key is a decision and together they create something more! Every inventor, whether with words or machines, shares a common language of curiosity, trial, and invention. Isn't that what binds us together?