My  brother in laws older brother E's wings and shadow box.  Set of  theater made wings and a picture of him wearing them The MM sailor next to him in picture is his younger brother who enlisted under age and was met by E in north Africa.  After discharge from the Army he joined the MM

Hi everyone!  I recently acquired a new N1 Deck Jacket and I need help figuring out where it came from.  It has features that are consistent with a WW2 model, but it seems to be in way too good of condition to be an original.  If it is a repro (likely) I can't figure out the maker.  Any ideas based on the images from eBay?

Kathy, I reviewed the forum rules on the what’s it worth topic. I don’t see anything preventing you from taking a photos of the entire group and asking for opinions on what the group is worth. Other members have listed groupings in that topic. Just remember, opinions you receive are just that-options and will likely vary. Good luck to you. 

Those medals are scarce. They are solid 14K Gold.  I would never suggest melting one of these, but the minimum value is the gold value since gold is high right now. I have not seen one sell recently so I am not sure what the "medal" value is right now.    Kurt

No problems Kathy! I am not familiar with the post of groups for estimates of value so I don’t want to give you bad advice. Assessing value for groupings is always a slippery slope. Some folks separate groups in order to try to maximize their profit. Other times I see groupings sell for more than the items would have individually, it all depends upon what items are in the group. Again, as a historian first I always hope items and the history that is associated with them stay together. It seems based on what you have said you might be leaning towards selling to the right person who is intent on preserving your  grandfathers history as opposed to making as much cash possible? I think your cup for instance might do better as a part of the group than if you sold it individually, but the wing might be slightly more difficult to sell in the group than it would to a specific wing collector if you know what I mean. I still say plan to list it as a group and include as much history as you can on your grandfather. 

Ok. At least it came from the family.  Not a collector put together to enhance value.    But it would appear the vet did add-in items that date well after his service.  

Thanks for your response.  I think it is going to be a tough one.   I will be selling it in the near future as we have to downsize and there is no one to pass it down to and I don't want someone to get it to just melt it down.  I would have posted as a group but I thought the rules said to not post as a group. I also have a lot of photographs that he took when part of the Photographic Corps in WWI but didn't want to ask too many questions at once.   I am new here.

After replying, I saw that you are asking the same question on other items in your grandfathers collection. You would probably be better off asking members for their estimate on the entire group. I am sure I would share the sentiment of others to say I hope these items would stay together. 

Yes NASA began in 1958

I wouldn't think you would have to take it down, but it is going to be hard to evaluate. There are not a lot of comps out there and as you say, not the typical military stuff you might find here. There is a definite connection though as your Grandfather is named with his rank and it appears to have been a military endorsed event.  It is a neat piece and I would say collectible to those into early Air Corps stuff. I have seen similar items from the 20’s and 30’s named to Marines, mainly shooting awards, etc. One popular and respectable online site (though known for the high prices) had a couple of silver goblets named to a Marine from the 30’s priced at around $600 each a while back if I recall correctly. I doubt they flew off the shelf. Are you planning to sell it, or getting an estimate for insurance purposes? Either way good luck. It seems like you know and appreciate your grandfathers history.