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Scaratika
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Scaratika is the Magic Periodical for the Sheffield Circle of Magicians. The earliest issues were edited by William Andrew. Then by Bob McKenzie. Later it was revamped and edited by Al Smith for several years.
Only 30 copies of each issue of the early issues were published.
Issues
The first series ran for only 3 months, Volume 1, Numbers l,2,&3 dated March, April and May/June 1923.
The next series did not appear until May/June 1936 (Vol. 1 # 1). It ran Vol. 1 # 1 thru 5, Vol. 2 # 1 thru 6.
Another series was started in the 1950's.
References
- The Magic Cauldron, Number 3 - "THE SCARATIKA" by "The Magic Chef"
- http://www.sheffieldcircleofmagicians.org/history.htm
