"STILL" was the brand name of the knives factory LOAR ARTESANAL, it started its biz in 1977, owned by Mr Luis Riva, nicknamed "Tito" by his friends.
The factory was located at 7300 Coronel M. Biedma Street in Rosario (Province of Sante Fe), 300 km-200 miles at NW of Buenos Aires city.
From its beginnings the main activity was the manufacture of armored cabins for banks and armored trucks, and during the eighties the activity was diversified and managed to manufacture a number of items that among them we find cutlery for refrigerators, sports and military, fishing rods, pool cues, fish grills, etc..
The main years of knife manufacturing were from 1986 until they closed in 1995.
They started with knives for meat processing companies that had the particularity that their wooden handles were coated with fiberglass to prevent the accumulation of bacteria, resulting in a more resistant product than the knives with thermoformed plastic hilts.
With many innovative ideas on that period for the knife industry in Argentina, we can highlight the manufacture of threaded tool kits to be used with some knives' handles (the "Equipo Desafío" -"Challenge Set"- see catalog #56) and the manufacture of special heavy 12 mm (1/2") thick machetes for bush.