I Need a Smoke Element for a 1666 Marx

I need to build or purchase a Smoke Element for a Marx 1666 Steam Engine. I have 20 guage copper wire as lead to element and 32 guage nichrome as the element. What do I need to wrap the smoke wire around? I want to have an element that will last for a good period of time. Hope someone can help me with this project. Thank you.

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