(Washington, DC, January 31, 2014) – When the Seattle Seahawks battle the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday, the teams will be in a struggle for the honor of hoisting the National Football League’s most sought after prize, the championship Vince Lombardi Trophy.
The 7-pound silver trophy, created by the silversmiths at Tiffany & Co., brings with it its own beauty, the result of talented design and dedicated craftsmanship.
During what promises to be one of the coldest Super Bowls ever, the 80,000 fans in attendance may be looking for another silver lining, courtesy of the NFL.
Along with a commemorative seat cushion, each attendee will receive a Warm Welcome Kit, including hand and foot warmers, a hand muffler like the ones used by NFL quarterbacks, ear muffs, lip balm, and texting gloves.
Most effective texting gloves have silver elements, such as conductive threads woven into the fingertips, enabling wearers to use their smart phone screens without exposing their hands to the cold weather.
Touch screens found in smart phones and tablets are activated by a low level of electricity — a person’s skin, for example, or the silver threads in the glove. Silver, among its many valuable properties, is highly conductive of electricity. As such, silver has proven virtually indispensable in almost all electronic devices, including smart phones, laptops, and tablets.
“While the fans are using their texting gloves to contact friends back home, much of the equipment and electronic systems used to broadcast the Super Bowl around the world will rely on silver components,” according to Michael DiRienzo, Executive Director of the Silver Institute.
The Silver Institute is a nonprofit international industry association headquartered in Washington, D.C. Established in 1971, the Institute’s members include leading silver producers, prominent silver refiners, manufacturers and dealers. The Institute serves as the industry’s voice in increasing public understanding of the value and many uses of silver, and also creates programs across many platforms that benefit the white metal. For more information on the Silver Institute, or silver in general, please visit: www.silverinstitute.org