#TBT: Esther’s Follies magician Ray Anderson preserves rare magic poster art

AUSTIN, Texas — Step into Ray Anderson’s living room and you’ll feel like you’ve stepped into a museum, but this is no ordinary exhibit.

Towering nearly 9 feet tall and stretching 20 feet wide, a massive poster of “George the Magician” dominates the space, a striking relic from the early 1900s.

Anderson, the longtime magician at Esther’s Follies, has spent more than three decades collecting rare, antique magic posters, some dating back to the 1800s.

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