Innovations & Executive Toys 1969-1997In the late 1960s, Richard Loncraine and Peter Broxton started making sculptures and desktop toys for the growing gift market in the United Kingdom. With a background in kinetic sculpture, concrete poetry, and Londons experimental art scene, their products were infused with flair and inventiveness. Their first design, Ballrace, a stylish chrome version of Newtons cradle, became the defining executive toy of the 1970s and 80s. The pair went on to prove