E.Faber Canada 88
Nib: J.B. Mallat steel #12
E. Faber Canada 88 refers to a vintage dip pen holder (porte-plume) produced by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company at its Canadian manufacturing branch
The red rubber grip tells us that your E. Faber Canada 88 is an excellent example of an early "ergonomic" or utility-comfort dip pen from the mid-20th century.
The "Red Rubber" Era: Mid-century stationery (roughly the 1930s through the 1950s) frequently utilized a distinct, vulcanized red rubber for office utilities. You can find this same specific red rubber composition on vintage Eberhard Faber typewriter eraser wheels, rubber bands, and specialized pencil grips from the same era