Bryant Duffy demonstrates how to use his specialized cutter That's a piece of metal border he's holding, with a nicely mitered corner

A true anachronism in the computer age, this machine is nonetheless still perfectly serviceable. It miters the corners of decorative borders used to illuminate pages of text printed on old style printing presses.

This remarkable machine belongs to Bryant Duffy of Sierra Madre, California, who also owns a printing press and several font sets of the same vintage.