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No. 3. raise or lower the drawbridge, or portcullis.
Pete got it mostly correct#1 A mill/grind stone of some sort. Looks elaborate so I'm going to guess military and say for grinding gun powder.
#2 I'm thinking a chain bucket line going down into a well, The 'T' piece would of had arms and been horse or ox driven.
#3 Some sort of elevator. 8 man-power (so about 2 hp) with counter weights.
Derf got #3 exactly right. It's a reproduction of one of the elevators used to raise ferocious beasts to the floor of the Coliseum in Rome.# 1 is definitely a grind stone for wheat or gunpowder.
#2 is a horse, or slave driven water pump.
#3 is an elevator for mean critters, no doubt in the coliseum.
Since Italy seems to be a common theme, I'd guess #1 is either a grape or olive press.
Correct, Olive Oil Press.#1 Olive Oil Press