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[[File:Chris Morgan profile.jpg|thumb|Chris Morgan (left) with his grandfather, who first taught him to smoke a pipe.]] | [[File:Chris Morgan profile.jpg|thumb|Chris Morgan (left) with his grandfather, who first taught him to smoke a pipe.]] | ||
[[File:Morgan pipe logos.png|thumb|A selection of Morgan Pipes logos and stampings. Composite created from images courtesy Chris Morgan.]] | [[File:Morgan pipe logos.png|thumb|A selection of Morgan Pipes logos and stampings. Composite created from images courtesy Chris Morgan.]] | ||
Morgan Pipes are made by Chris Morgan, who was born and lives in Los Gatos, California.<ref>Factual information for this article was supplied by Chris Morgan via email interview.</ref> Coming from a long line of pipe smokers, Morgan began his pipe making journey in 2006, starting, as many budding carvers do, with a pre-bored hobby kit. The finished product was Morgan’s first sale. Over the next two decades, Morgan would achieve the kind of success that most | Morgan Pipes are made by Chris Morgan, who was born and lives in Los Gatos, California.<ref>Factual information for this article was supplied by Chris Morgan via email interview.</ref> Coming from a long line of pipe smokers, Morgan began his pipe making journey in 2006, starting, as many budding carvers do, with a pre-bored hobby kit. The finished product was Morgan’s first sale. Over the next two decades, Morgan would achieve the kind of success that most pipe makers can only dream of, becoming the equivalent of a household name in the modern pipe smoking scene. Morgan’s accomplishments are noteworthy not only because his pipes have been able to amass a large and dedicated following, but also because of what these accomplishments reveal about the changing cultural and economic landscape of pipe smoking and pipe making in the 21<sup>st</sup> century. | ||
=== Beginnings === | === Beginnings === |