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The must-have novelties nobody needed

Richard Loncraine and Peter Broxton, designers of surreal ‘executive toys’ in the 1960s, reveal the frailty and vanity of a time when ‘poets, pop stars and miniskirts were everywhere’

Stephen Bayley
Ballrace novelty gifts by Loncraine Broxton Loncraine Broxton
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 14 December 2024
issue 14 December 2024

  • Loncraine Broxton: Innovations and Executive Toys 1969-1997

    Richard Loncraine and Peter Broxton

    Four Corners Press, pp. 160, £15

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