Im stumped

[nesdore]

I found these at an early 1900s home not sure what they are I found them in the same whole I found the big dish thing first and then I rechecked the hole and found what is either brass or copper any ideas

 

[Power Guy]

The piece with the "punch out" looks like a watch mechanism back. How big is it?

 

[nesdore]

3"x2"

 

[ironsight]

The brass stamped piece is definitely from some kind of intricate mechanism.
Too big for a watch but maybe a clock?

The corroded iron thing has flat corners on one side with rounded corners at the opposite side. Could of been designed to be fastened to a wall near a sink or something.
Only thing that comes to mind, its the right size to hold a bar of soap?
Does it have any indication of holes for attaching a handle or mounting to a wall?

 

[Oldguy]

The punch out looks like a separator plate from a carburetor on a small engine. It held a rubber diaphragm in place. The corroded thing is probably the carburetor's bowel

 

[nesdore]

Thanks probably makes sense old guy

 

[senda]

Hello, it seems to me:
Part of a frame of brass clockwork. The other piece looks like the top of a carter carburetor or ...
senda

 

[Oldguy]

Similar item from Briggs and Stratton.

 

[beefy38485]

senda is right, the one piece is one of 2 sides of brass clock works.

 

[hawgdawg]

The dish thing resembles an ashtray from a car from the 60s or 70s . They used to be mounted in the doorhandles . Just a guess.

 

[nesdore]

I thought it looked like an old ashtray as well hawgdawg

I also thought that it was a clock mechanism

 

[Aarong81]

Here is a similar back plate from a New Haven Banjo Clock.
http://www.greenfieldstore.com/clocks/graphics/nh-banjo-4.jpg
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