“Pseudo-clockwork” would be a better description. For it to be Steampunk, it ought to have some sort of intended functionality. It doesn’t have to actually function, but it should appear to.
A bag with a bunch of gears puzzles me. What goal would those gears accomplish? Most of them are just stuck on there. They’re not geared to any of the other clockwork. Your cargo cult description is right on. They know of gears, but they don’t know gears.
