The inside box photo isn't in focus.But the inside looks like birch bark which would put it well north of Africa.
The large "stone" also looks like glass,a photo of just the large"stone" might help a little.
Possibly a votive candle stand.
The stones need to be tested to see what they really are.No one can tell from a photo,serpentine has been used as a jade simulant for many years...
Before steel stamping dies were common,things were simpler. Google "pewter spoon molds"which were made of brass,iron/steel molds were used for...
There was no hand hammering or planishing,the marks are from the metal cooling too fast when it was poured into probably a "steel" mold.
Looks like serpentine.
The year on yours looks like 1863.
Looks like a slide rule for math calculations,common in schools,etc. before hand calculators.
It would help to see the whole sword and handle.
Looks like a crab trap hook.
Did you test and see if your hematite is magnetic? Did you look at the photos on your posted link and then compare the differences of the...
Toy soldiers...........
Looks like someone made a mold and then poured a bad porous casting.
Hard to tell with a photo,but the handle could have been repaired or replaced at some point.The "large" flow of solder above the seam near the...
Looks like an abalone blister pearl.
The fireplace is finished,the smoke was left rough on purpose.The "horse" is a rough unfinished casting,you can see where the "sprues"were sawed...
Is it magnetic? What most people call "tin" is usually tinned mild steel.
Any stone over a hardness of 7 will scratch glass.
The clasp looks like a variation of a Lentil Catch.
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