Homemade Guide for Photo and Paper Trimmer

Having an old but still serviceable photograph trimmer, with which it was difficult to trim prints uniformly and quickly, I made a guide for this purpose and fitted it to the board, as shown. The guide is a strip of wood, ¹⁄₄ in. thick, and is fastened to the cleat with a spring hinge, mounted on a block. Although it is not transparent, like the best commercial devices of this kind, it gives good service.—R. B. Manck, Nazareth, Pa.