A scanner comprises a housing including a top wall defining an opening, the top wall of the housing further comprising an upper surface framing the opening. The upper surface of the top wall further comprises a horizontal planar portion and an object removal guide surface between the horizontal planar portion and the opening. A transparent platen supported by the top wall of the housing comprises an upper surface for supporting an object to be scanned, a lower surface parallel with the upper surface of the platen, and a peripheral edge, the horizontal planar portion of the upper surface of the top wall of the housing lying above the upper surface of the platen. The object removal guide surface is (i) positioned relative to the upper, object-supporting planar surface of the platen to permit unobstructed sliding of an object across the peripheral edge of the platen and (ii) configured to raise at least a portion of the object during removal thereof to permit gripping of the raised portion of the object to facilitate removal thereof from the platen.