Gar Wood Miss America V Paperweight

This advertising desk paperweight dates to 1926 and celebrates the "Miss America V" powerboat. The Miss America V, which was the 5th of ten Miss America's Gar Wood made, was a very fast boat for it's day with a top speed of about 73 MPH. In 1926 it won the prestigious British International Trophy, known as the Harmsworth trophy for the United States, averaging 61.118 MPH over a 150 mile course.  This is a rare piece, with few known to be made