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Hey I Spy a Tiki,
The hole I was refering to is a pressure release hole, having nothing to do with the functionality of the insert. In ceramics if you pour up a piece where air is trapped inside, you need to put a vent hole in it somewhere or your piece will explode in the kiln.
Dry ice is not good to stick directly into the drink itself, the ice is not for consumption nor in its melted form. Some old scorpion bowls and some of the spanish ones had pockets on the side of the bowl to insert the dry ice and water for the fog effect.
The nice thing about the 151 flame, though maybe a waste of the alcohol itself, is that it emits a nice blue flame the width of the surface it is contained in. and yes, it will melt a straw very quickly.
As far as the maker, i am not sure. Judging by how rarely they come up on ebay, and having never seen one in a swap meet or thrift, I can only assume production was limited. They were made to convert a scorpion into a volcano.
J$, any word on the maker of your volcano insert?
Hopefully someone can shed more light on what polynesian palaces employed these or where they were originally purchased from.
Thanks,
TT
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