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Hey all, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Apologies for that. I saw these old Waterman safety tools for auction on EBay. Similar ones show up from time to time. Does anyone know how they’re used? I maintain a small stable of vintage Waterman safeties for my cartooning practice, and just wondering if these would be at all helpful to take a flyer on. Thank you in advance!

I am seeking information on a pen I purchased used from a antique shop here in Alberta, Canada. approx. 4.5" capped and 4.2" uncapped. (11.7cm/10.7cm) diameter is about 0.43" or 1.1cm lever filler. 2 turns to uncap. on body Petti-Pen stamped above Made in Canada (blue & grey swirl plastic? celluloid?) the nib is short and quasi hooded, semi-flex, with no visible markings. round breather hole. the feeder is plain and looks like many mass produced ebonite/plastic ones with a flat bottom and shallow ribs. there is a lot on the section, written as below: U.S.DES.PAT. NO.142751 G.B.REGD 843021 CANADIAN ?ES.PAT. ?4033 ? there are scratches/polish by use (closer to nib on section) that may have destroyed a character. May be an "R," may be a "1." I have not found anything in Google, FPN, FPG, through any patent office in Canada, US, or UK. Though, I do admit that I don't understand how these numbers are assigned or are best searched. I don't have a good camera to take close up shots. The pen is working. It appears to have been re-sacced fairly recently and put together out of alignment (lever vs. nib). There are some teeth marks on the butt. This pen posts nicely. Help?!

I inherited this pen from my mom who owned an antique store. Cant seen to find any markings except the on the nib which says " Iridium Point Germany" and the number 1 on the other side. Any help would be appreciated, Thx!