A few items to ID

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My guess is:

#1 some parts of an old clock maybe

#2 Obviously a latch/lock of some sort just cant figure it out

#3 Looks like a handle from a cork screw ..but that seems to easy

#4 ?
 

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The last item is bent , I think ............. there is a name for it , but I don't remember it .................. it is a rope tensioner to tighten ropes on tents, could be CW era ...........................should be made out of brass ... should measure 4 inches long ........................ if that is not it , then it is a handle from an old window crank , used to crank windows open and shut ....................................
 
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Clock, cabinet lock, handle from a gimlet (early small hand-held drill), crank handle.

Gimlets (I have an original I keep in my boat tool-box)
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If you are in a Civil War location, gimlets were used to clean out the touch hole on muzzle loading cannons.
 
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The box with the gears look similar to the 2 I have dug up they were music boxes .
 
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Thanks taz ....Ice box latch. I found one just like it on google images
 
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yes music boxes.
 
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