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In 1847, Philip Morris's family opened a tobacco shop on [[Bond Street]] in [[London]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burley|first=Hannah|date=28 October 2019|title=The Big Interview: Philip Morris International's Moira Gilchrist|url=https://www.scotsman.com/business/big-interview-philip-morris-internationals-moira-gilchrist-1404021|access-date=2020-10-01|website=The Scotsman|language=en}}</ref> where he sold loose tobacco and pre-rolled cigarettes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caplinger|first=Dan|date=2017-09-06|title=5 Things You Didn't Know About Philip Morris International|url=https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/09/06/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-philip-morris-intern.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=The Motley Fool|language=en}}</ref> By 1854, he had started making his own cigarettes. In 1870, Morris began to produce Philip Morris Cambridge and Philip Morris Oxford Blues (later called Oxford Ovals and Philip Morris Blues).
Morris died in 1873
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