Ive never seen a chocolate brown Dunhill stem before.
Yes, too true, a good percentage of the stems on my pipes from the 1970s / 80s could do with a spot of this ...
... strange tho that my older pipes are not affected in the same way.
Saw far worse last week on an episode of the excellent 1980s TV series SHERLOCK HOLMES with Jeremy Brett.
BEFORE: from agitated ........................................................ AND AFTER: to happy..................................................I
His agitation hardly surprising - I mean, look at that stem. I realize he's a busy dude rushing around solving crimes and stuff but the condition of that stem on the left leaves a lot to be desired.