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*[[Swedish Amusement terms Glossary]]
*[[Swedish Amusement terms Glossary]]
==Specific issues==
==Specific issues==
===Amusement park and fairground tokens used in one location===
===Amusement park, fairground and arcade tokens used in one location===


*[[Svenska Tivoliägare Föreningen]] (STF - Swedish Tivoli Owners Association)
*[[Svenska Tivoliägare Föreningen]] (STF - Swedish Tivoli Owners Association)
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*Arlöv [[Carl Swärdh]]
*Arlöv [[Carl Swärdh]]
*Boden [[Viklunds Tivoli]]  
*Boden [[Viklunds Tivoli]]  
*Boräs [[Ekholm & Andersson]]  
*Borgholm [[Néas Nöjesfält]]  
*Borlänge [[ Miltons Tivoli]]
*Borlänge [[Miltons Tivoli]]
*Borlänge [[Wilhem Moberg]] Mobergs Tivoli
*Borlänge [[Wilhem Moberg]] Mobergs Tivoli
*Emmaboda [[Olympia Festspel]]
*Enköping/upplands-Bälinge [[Hallbergs Nöjesfält]]
*Enköping/upplands-Bälinge [[Hallbergs Nöjesfält]]
*Eskilstuna [[Bergström]] Gunnar Bergströms Tivoli
*Eskilstuna [[Bergström]] Gunnar Bergströms Tivoli
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*Eslöv [[Jacobis Tivoli]] includes [[Josef Jacobi]]  
*Eslöv [[Jacobis Tivoli]] includes [[Josef Jacobi]]  
*Falkenberg [[Hilding Johnssons Tivoli]]
*Falkenberg [[Hilding Johnssons Tivoli]]
*Falsterbo [[Falsterbohus]]
*Falun [[Nöjesfältservice Falun]]
*Falun [[Nöjesfältservice Falun]]
*Falun [[Ragnar Ström]]
*Falun [[Ströms Tivoli]] includes [[Ragnar Ström]]
*Gävle [[Birgers Tivoli]]  
*Gävle [[Birgers Tivoli]]  
*Gävle [[Furuviksparken]]
*Gävle [[Furuviksparken]]
*Gävle [[Lindströms Tivoli]]
*Gävle [[Nöjesfältet Gefle]]
*Gävle [[Nöjesfältet Gefle]]
*Gävle [[Olsson, Axel W.]]
*Gävle [[Olsson, Axel W.]]
*Gävle (Hagastöm) [[Rydéns Nöjesfält]]
*Gävle (Hagastöm) [[Rydéns Nöjesfält]]
*Helsingborg [[Kronvalls tivoli]]
*Helsingborg [[Kronvalls tivoli]]
*Götheborg [[Edvards]]
*Gothenborg [[Edvards]]
*Götheborg [[Liseberg]]
*Gothenborg [[Expo]]
*Götheborg [[Skandinaviska Spel]]
*Gothenborg [[Jarestens]]
*Götheborg [[Turistroulett]]
*Gothenborg [[Liseberg]]
*Gothenborg [[Schultz Nöjefält]]
*Gothenborg [[Skandinaviska Spel]]
*Gothenborg [[Turistroulett]]
*Gustavsfors [[Svärds Tivoli]]
*Halmstad [[Axels Nöjesfält]]
*Halmstad [[Axels Nöjesfält]]
*Halmstad [[Karusell]]
*Halmstad [[Karusell]]
*Halmstad [[LU.Halmstad]]
*Halmstad [[Nöjeshallen Halmstad]]
*Halmstad [[Nöjeshallen Halmstad]]
*Halmstad [[Carl Petterssons tivoli]]
*Hässleholm [[Hassans Tivoli]]
*Hässleholm [[Hassans Tivoli]]
*Hässleholm [[Nilssons Tivoli]]
*Hässleholm [[Hässleholms Tivoli]]
*Höganäs [[Sebåms Tivoli]]
*Höllviken [[Nöjesfältet Caravellen]]
*Junsele [[Mon Junsele]]
*Jönköping [[Hallbergs Tivoli]]
*Jönköping [[Hallbergs Tivoli]]
*Korsnäs [[Sahlins Tivoli]]  
*Kalix [[Altenburgs Casino]]
*Kalmar [[Nöjesservice]]
*Korsnäs [[Sahlins Tivoli]]
*Kulltorp [[High Chaparral]]
*Kävlinge [[Beck's Tivoli]]
*Kävlinge [[Cederholms Tivoli]]
*Laholm (Altona) [[Jacobis Tivoli (Laholm)]]
*Laholm (Altona) [[Jacobis Tivoli (Laholm)]]
*Malmö [[Arnholdt-Olsson]]
*Malmö [[Arnholdt-Olsson]]
*Malmö [[Anderssons Tivoli]] includes [[Göran Andersson]]  
*Malmö [[Anderssons Tivoli]] includes [[Göran Andersson]]
*Malmö [[Cirkus Tältstaden]]
*Malmö [[Ebens]]
*Malmö [[Månssons Tivoli]] includes[[Anders Månsson]]
*Malmö [[Månssons Tivoli]] includes[[Anders Månsson]]
*Malmö [[Nilssons Tivoli , Malmö|Nilssons Tivoli]]
*Malmö [[Bröderna Idof och Arnholdt Olsson]]
*Malmö [[Bröderna Idof och Arnholdt Olsson]]
*Malmö [[Olssons tivoli]] includes [[Carl Olsson]]  
*Malmö [[Olssons tivoli]] includes [[Carl Olsson]]  
*Malmö [[Nöjestjänst Malmö]]
*Malmö [[Nöjestjänst Malmö]]
*Malmö [[Valencia]]
*Norrköping [[Kolmårdens djurpark]]
*Norrköping [[Lekoma]]
*Norrköping [[Vesterbergs Nöjesfält]]
*Norrköping [[Vesterbergs Nöjesfält]]
*Norrtälje [[Extraliv Arkadhall]]
*Sala [[Hartwicks Tivoli]]
*Sala [[Hartwicks Tivoli]]
*Sala [[Karlberg.E.]]
*Sala [[Skogh]]
*Sala [[Skogh]]
*Skeppmora [[Vinterbackens Festplats]]
*Skövde [[Sandbergs tivoli]] Includes [[Oskar Sandberg]]
*Skövde [[Sandbergs tivoli]] Includes [[Oskar Sandberg]]
*Stockholm (Täby) [[Aktivitetscenter Täby]]
*Stockholm [[Antonis tivoli]]
*Stockholm (Haninge), Tärnsjö [[Berglunds tivoli]]
*Stockholm [[Birger Eriksson]]
*Stockholm [[Birger Eriksson]]
*Stockholm [[Dannemans Nöjestivoli]]
*Stockholm [[Dolway]]
*Stockholm [[Dolway]]
*Stockholm [[Gröna Lund]]
*Stockholm [[Gröna Lund]]
*Stockholm [[Heinbrandts Nöjefält]]
*Stockholm [[Jensens Tivoli]]
*Stockholm [[Jensens Tivoli]]
*Stockholm [[L.E.R.]]
*Stockholm [[L.E.R.]]
*Stockholm (Bromma) [[Lillsjönäs Festplats]]
*Stockholm (Värmdö) [[Myrbacka Tivoli]]
*Stockholm [[Nöjesfältet Stockholm]]
*Stockholm [[Nöjesfältet Stockholm]]
*Stockholm [[Wallonen Restaurang]]
*Stockholm (Sundbyberg) [[Widholms Tivoli]]
*Stockholm (Sundbyberg) [[Widholms Tivoli]]
*Stockholm [[Wivex Tivoli]]
*Stockholm [[Åkerlund, E]]
*Stockholm [[Åkerlund, E]]
*Sundsvall [[Tivoli Sundsvall]]
*Surte [[Hällsfjäll]]
*Söderbärke [[Söderbärkeparken]]
*Uppsala [[Karusell]]
*Uddevalla [[Karlssons Tivoli]]
*Uddevalla [[Karlssons Tivoli]]
*Valbo near Gävle [[Jules Tivoli]] includes [[Julle Frederiksson]]  
*Valbo near Gävle [[Jules Tivoli]] includes [[Julle Frederiksson]]  
*Varberg (Träslov) [[Holmbergs Nöjesfält]]
*Varberg (Träslov) [[Holmbergs Nöjesfält]]
*Visby [[Murgrönan]]
*Västerås [[Erik Hellström]]  Svenska Nöjesarenan and Hellströms Tivoli
*Västerås [[Erik Hellström]]  Svenska Nöjesarenan and Hellströms Tivoli
*Västerås [[Sven-Erik Sundberg AB]]
*Västerås [[Sven-Erik Sundberg AB]]
*Växjö [[Kå-Ges Tivoli]]
*Växjö [[Kå-Ges Tivoli]]
*Ärlov [[E.V.Larsson]]
*Ödåkra [[Gustavborgs Park]]
*Ödåkra [[Gustavborgs Park]]
*Öland [[Ölands djur och nöjespark]]
*Örebro [[Express-Turnen]]
*Örebro [[Express-Turnen]]
*Ship [[MS Athena]] Includes Rödalund and Silverland  onboard arcades
*Ship [[MS Athena]] Includes Rödalund and Silverland  onboard arcades
*Unknown [[Alhbins Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[Alhbins Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[Allspel]]
*Unknown [[Allspel]]
*Unknown [[Belas Basartjänst]]
*Unknown [[O.Berglunds Automathallar]]
*Unknown [[O.Berglunds Automathallar]]
*Unknown [[Björks Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[Björks Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[Centrum]]
*Unknown [[Claytons Nöjeshallar]]
*Unknown [[Claytons Nöjeshallar]]
*Unknown [[Färdigs Nöjesfält]]
*Unknown [[Färdigs Nöjesfält]]
*Unknown [[Gege]]
*Unknown [[Görans Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[Göta Nöjesfält]]
*Unknown [[Göta Nöjesfält]]
*Unknown [[Hults Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[JEÅ]]
*Unknown [[Anders Johanssons Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[G.Johanssons Automathall]]
*Unknown [[Oskar Johanssons Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[Jonsson Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[Jonsson Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[Nepeta]]
*Unknown [[Olles Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[C.Perssons Nöjefält]]
*Unknown [[REÅN]]
*Unknown [[REÅN]]
*Unknown [[Rundquist Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[Sissis Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[Sissis Tivoli]]
*Unknown [[Stiol]]
*Unknown [[Svenska Nöjestivolit]]
*Unknown [[Svenska Nöjestivolit]]


===Slot Machine Tokens===
===Slot Machine and anonymous Tokens===


*[[3B AB]]
*[[3B AB]]
*[[4 Fun AB]]
*[[8 Sweden Amusement Tokens|8]]
*[[8 Sweden Amusement Tokens|8]]
*[[A - Sweden Amusement Tokens|A]]
*[[A - Sweden Amusement Tokens|A]]
*[[abc - Sweden Amusement Tokens|abc]]
*[[abc - Sweden Amusement Tokens|abc]]
*[[AB Interplay]]
*[[AB Interplay]]
*[[A.B. Värmlandsspel]]
*[[Adonbolagen - Sweden Amusement Tokens|Adonbolagen]]
*[[Affärs Automater]]
*[[Affärs Automater]]
*[[A N Sweden Amusement Tokens|A N]]
*[[Arcadia]]
*[[Arcadia]]
*[[Aristocrat]]
*[[Aristocrat]]
*[[Automatmaskiner Göteborg]]
*[[Automattjänst]]
*[[Automattjänst Bjuv]]
*[[B - Sweden Amusement Tokens|B]]
*[[B - Sweden Amusement Tokens|B]]
*[[Bally]]
*[[Bally]]
*[[Bell Fruit]]
*[[Bell Fruit]]
*[[Bjuvia Fritid]]
*[[Björex]]
*[[Björex]]
*[[C - Sweden Amusement Tokens|C]]
*[[Ekholm & Andersson]] (E & A)
*[[Endast För Förstöelse (flower)]]
*[[Endast För Förstöelse (flower)]]
*[[EVH - Sweden Amusement Tokens|EVH]]
*[[F - Sweden Amusement Tokens|F]]
*[[F - Sweden Amusement Tokens|F]]
*[[FE - Sweden Amusement Tokens|FE]]
*[[G - Sweden Amusement Tokens|G]]
*[[G - Sweden Amusement Tokens|G]]
*[[Gloria´s Sportsbar & Restaurant]]
*[[H Värdemarke- Sweden Amusement Tokens|H Värdemarke]]
*[[H Värdemarke- Sweden Amusement Tokens|H Värdemarke]]
*[[H X Värdemarke- Sweden Amusement Tokens|H X Värdemarke]]  
*[[H X Värdemarke- Sweden Amusement Tokens|H X Värdemarke]]  
*[[Hansa Myntautomater]]
*[[Hansa Myntautomater]]
*[[Jabeco Automat & Lotteri]]
*[[Jensigame]]
*[[Jensigame]]
*[[J&M]]
*[[J&M]]
*[[Kapitalkonsult AB]]
*[[Kapitalkonsult AB]]
*[[E.Karlsson]]
*[[KB - Sweden Amusement Tokens|KB]]
*[[Leo´s Lekland]]
*[[LM Sweden Amusement Tokens|LM]]
*[[Majestic]]
*[[Majestic]]
*[[MB]]
*[[MB]]
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*[[National]]
*[[National]]
*[[N.A.S.]]
*[[N.A.S.]]
*[[Nilbolagen]]
*[[O´Learys]]
*[[Roulette Arkaden AB]] RAAB
*[[Roulette Arkaden AB]] RAAB
*[[RP Sweden Amusement Tokens|RP]]
*[[Samson Novelty Company Limited]]
*[[Samson Novelty Company Limited]]
*[[SB International]]
*[[SB International]]
*[[Sega]]
*[[Sega]]
*[[Star (carousel)]]
*[[Serv-o-Matic AB]]
*[[Sweden Amusement Token S|S]]
*[[Sweden Amusement Token S|S]]
*[[Si]]
*[[Si]]
*[[SM]]
*[[SL Sweden Amusement Tokens|SL]]
*[[SM]] (oak tree)
*[[Spelmarker Sweden Amusement Tokens|Spelmarker]]
*[[Spelpollett (Ant)]]
*[[Spelpollett (Ant)]]
*[[Spelpollett (Floral Scroll)]]
*[[Spelpollett (Floral Scroll)]]
*[[Spelpollett (generic)]]
*[[Star (carousel)]]
*[[Sverige Vinst Polett]]
*[[Toreco AB]]
*[[Toreco AB]]
*[[Vinstpollett (25)]]
*[[Vinstpollett (25)]]
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*[[Vinstpolett (Waves)]]
*[[Vinstpolett (Waves)]]
*[[Generic Värdemarke (numbered)]]
*[[Generic Värdemarke (numbered)]]
*[[Generic (numbered)]]
*[[Generic (other) Sweden Amusement Tokens|Generic (other)]]


===Casino, Bingo and other amusement tokens===
===Casino, Bingo and other amusement tokens===
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*[[Bonik]]
*[[Bonik]]
*[[Cherry]]
*[[Cherry]]
*[[E.L.Casino]]
*[[Knutsson Casino]]
*[[Knutsson Casino]]


*[[Bingo Salongen Enköping - Bingo Tokens|Bingo Salongen Enköping]]
*[[Multi-Bingo]]
*[[Multi-Bingo]]
*[[Knalle Bingo - Bingo Tokens|Knalle Bingo]]
*[[SBGS Bingo - Bingo Tokens|SBGS Bingo]]
*[[Skellefteå Barnens Dag Bingo - Bingo Tokens|Skellefteå Barnens Dag Bingo]]
*[[Västra Frölunda IF - Bingo Tokens|Västra Frölunda IF]]


===Folkets Park and Municipal park tokens===
===Folkets Park and Municipal park tokens===


*Folk Park Wikipedia (SW)[https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkpark] (EN)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkpark]
*Folk Park Wikipedia (SW)[https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkpark] (EN)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkpark]
*[[Generic Folkets park]] tokens


*Anderlöv [[Anderlöv Folkets Park]]
*Arboga [[Arboga Folkets Park]]
*Arboga [[Arboga Folkets Park]]
*Alvesta [[Alvesta Folkets Park]]
*Bergsäter Tvååker [[Bergsäter Tvååker Folkets park]]
*Bergsäter Tvååker [[Bergsäter Tvååker Folkets park]]
*Billesholm [[Billesholm Folkets Park]]
*Blomstermåla [[Blomstermåla Folkparken]]
*Bolnäs [[Folkets park Bollnäs]]
*Bolnäs [[Folkets park Bollnäs]]
*Borlänge [[Folkets Park Borlänge]]
*Borlänge [[Folkets Park Borlänge]]
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*Bredaryd [[Bredaryd Folkets Park]]
*Bredaryd [[Bredaryd Folkets Park]]
*Bångbro [[Bångbro Folkets Park]]
*Bångbro [[Bångbro Folkets Park]]
*Deje [[Deje Folkets Park]]
*Eksjö [[Eksjö Folkets Park]]  
*Eksjö [[Eksjö Folkets Park]]  
*Ellös [[Folkets Park Ellös]] [[File:men_at_work.gif|25px]]
*Ellös [[Folkets Park Ellös]] [[File:men_at_work.gif|25px]]
*Enköping [[Enköping Folkets Park]]
*Enköping [[Enköping Folkets Park]]
*Falun [[Falun Folkets Park]]
*Falun [[Falun Folkets Park]]
*Finspong [[Finspong Folkets Park]]
*Gamleby [[Gamleby Folkpark]]
*Gamleby [[Gamleby Folkpark]]
*Glimråka [[Glimråka Folkets Park]]
*Glimåkra [[Glimåkra Folkets Park]]
*Gävle [[Gävle FolkParken]]
*Gävle [[Gävle FolkParken]]
*Hagfors [[Hagfors Folkets Park]]
*Hagfors [[Hagfors Folkets Park]]
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*Hunnebo [[Hunnebo Folk Park]]
*Hunnebo [[Hunnebo Folk Park]]
*Huskvarna [[Huskvarna Folkets Park]]
*Huskvarna [[Huskvarna Folkets Park]]
*Hälsingborg [[Hälsingborg FolkParken]]
*Hälsingborg [[Hälsingborg Folkets Park]]
*Härnösand [[Härnosands Folkets Park]]
*Härnösand [[Härnosands Folkets Park]]
*Hästveda [[Hästveda Folkets Park]]
*Höganäs [[Höganäs Folkets Park]]
*Jakobsberg [[Jakobsberg Folkpark]]
*Jakobsberg [[Jakobsberg Folkpark]]
*Jönköping [[Jönköping Folkets Park]]
*Jönköping [[Jönköping Folkets Park]]
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*Karlskrona [[Vämöparken]]
*Karlskrona [[Vämöparken]]
*Karlskoga [[Karlskoga Folkets Park]]
*Karlskoga [[Karlskoga Folkets Park]]
*Karlstad [[Mariebergsskogen]]
*Katrineholm [[Katrineholm Folkets Park]]
*Katrineholm [[Katrineholm Folkets Park]]
*Kiruna [[Kiruna Folkets Park]]
*Kiruna [[Kiruna Folkets Park]]
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*Katrineholm [[Katrineholm Folkets Park]]
*Katrineholm [[Katrineholm Folkets Park]]
*Kumla [[Kumla Folkets Park]]
*Kumla [[Kumla Folkets Park]]
*Kågeröd [[Kågerödslund]]
*Köping [[Köping Folkets Park]]
*Köping [[Köping Folkets Park]]
*Lesjöfors [[Lesjöfors Folkets Park]]
*Lesjöfors [[Lesjöfors Folkets Park]]
*Ljusdal [[Ljusdals Folkpark]]
*Ljusdal [[Ljusdals Folkpark]]
*Lund [[Lunds Folkets park]]
*Långhyttan [[Långhyttan Folkets Park]]
*Lönsboda [[Lönsboda Folkets Park]]
*Lönsboda [[Lönsboda Folkets Park]]
*Malmö [[Malmö Folkets Park]]
*Mjölby [[Mjölby Folkets Park]]
*Motala [[Motala Folkets Park]]
*Motala [[Motala Folkets Park]]
*Norrköping [[Norrköping Folkets Park]]
*Norrköping [[Norrköping Folkets Park]]
*Norrtälje [[Norrtälje Folkets Park]]
*Nyköping [[Nyköping Folkets Park]]
*Nyköping [[Nyköping Folkets Park]]
*Nässjö [[Nässjö Folkets Park]]
*Nässjö [[Nässjö Folkets Park]]
*Oxelösunds [[Oxelösunds Folkets Park]]
*Oxelösunds [[Oxelösunds Folkets Park]]
*Rättvik [[Rättviks FolkPark]]
*Rättvik [[Rättviks FolkPark]]
*Sandviken [[Sandviken Folkets Park]]
*Skellefteå [[Skellefteå Folkets Park]]
*Skellefteå [[Skellefteå Folkets Park]]
*Skogshall [[Skogshall Folkpark]]
*Skogshall [[Skogshall Folkpark]]
*Skromberga [[Skromberga Folkets park]]
*Skurup [[Skurups Folkets park]]
*Skövde [[Skövde Folkets Park]]
*Skövde [[Skövde Folkets Park]]
*Stockholm [[Skansen]]
*Stockholm [[Skansen]]
*Sunnemo [[Sunnemo Folkets Park]]
*Säffle [[Säffle Folkets Park]]
*Säterdalen [[Säterdalen]]
*Säterdalen [[Säterdalen]]
*Tomelilla [[Tomelilla Folkets Park]]
*Trelleborg [[Trelleborg Folkets Park]]
*Uddevalla [[Uddevalla Folkets Park]]
*Valdemarsvik [[Valdemarsvik Folkets Park]]
*Valla [[Valla Folkets Park]]
*Valla [[Valla Folkets Park]]
*Varborg [[Nöjesparken]]
*Vetlanda [[Vetlanda Folkets Park]]
*Vislanda [[Vislanda FolkPark]]
*Vislanda [[Vislanda FolkPark]]
*Vänersborg [[Vänersborg Folkets Park]]
*Vänersborg [[Vänersborg Folkets Park]]
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*Växjö [[Växjö Folkets Park]]
*Växjö [[Växjö Folkets Park]]
*Ystad [[Surbrunn Folkets Park]]
*Ystad [[Surbrunn Folkets Park]]
*Åhus [[Åhus Folkets Park]]
*Åmål [[Åmål, Furuhall Folkets Park]]
*Älmhult [[Älmhult Bokehills Sommarpaviljong]] (also spelled as Elmhult)
*Älmhult [[Älmhult Bokehills Sommarpaviljong]] (also spelled as Elmhult)
*Örebro [[Folk parken Örebro / Brunnsparken]]
*Örebro [[Folk parken Örebro / Brunnsparken]]
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*[[Generic Dance]]
*[[Generic Dance]]
*[[Barcelona Dance tokens|Barcelona]] - Kristinehamn
*[[Boden, Barnens Dag Park Dance tokens|Boden, Barnens Dag]]
*[[Folkets Park Borlänge Dance tokens|Folkets Park Borlänge]]
*[[Bredaryd Folkets Park Dance tokens|Bredaryd Folkets Park]]
*[[Bångbro Folkets Park Dance tokens|Bångbro Folkets Park]]
*[[Dansa Strandbadet Dance tokens|Dansa Strandbadet]]
*[[Dansbanan Elba - Dance tokens|Dansbanan Elba]]
*[[Dansut - Dance tokens|Dansut]] - Stockholm
*[[Deje Folkets Park Dance tokens|Deje Folkets Park]]
*[[Eksjö Folkets Park Dance tokens|Eksjö Folkets Park]]
*[[Eksäters Dansbana Dance tokens|Eksäters Dansbana]] - Osby
*[[Folkets Hus Nyhammar - Dance tokens|Folkets Hus Nyhammar]]
*[[Furuviksparken - Dance tokens|Furuviksparken]]
*[[Gamleby Folkpark Dance tokens|Gamleby Folkpark]]
*[[Glimåkra Folkets Park Dance tokens|Glimåkra Folkets Park]]
*[[Godtemplar Parken Byn Dance tokens|Godtemplar Parken Byn]] - Ekshärad
*[[Gröna Lund - Dance tokens|Gröna Lund]] - Stockholm
*[[Hagfors Folkets Park Dance tokens|Hagfors Folkets Park]]
*[[Hofors Folkets Park Dance tokens|Hofors Folkets Park]]
*[[Horndal Folkets Hus - Dance tokens|Horndal Folkets Hus]]
*[[Hunnebo Folkets Park Dance tokens|Hunnebo Folkets Park]]
*[[Huskvarna Folkets Park Dance tokens|Huskvarna Folkets Park]]
*[[Hästveda Folkets Park Dance tokens|Hästveda Folkets Park]]
*[[Idrottsföreningen Viking / Idrottsklubben Viking - Dance tokens|Idrottsföreningen Viking / Idrottsklubben Viking]] Hagfors
*[[Kisa Folkets Park Dance tokens|Kisa Folkets Park]]
*[[Kumla Folkets Park Dance tokens|Kumla Folkets Park]]
*[[Köping Folkets Park Dance tokens|Köping Folkets Park]]
*[[Lesjöfors Folkets Park Dance tokens|Lesjöfors Folkets Park]]
*[[Liseberg - Dance tokens|Liseberg]] - Gothenburg
*[[Lönsboda Folkets Park Dance tokens|Lönsboda Folkets Park]]
*[[Motala Folkets Park Dance tokens|Motala Folkets Park]]
*[[Malmö Allamänna Idrottsförening (MAI) Dance tokens|Malmö Allamänna Idrottsförening (MAI)]]
*[[Norrköping Folkets Park Dance tokens|Norrköping Folkets Park]]
*[[Norrtälje Folkets Park Dance tokens|Norrtälje Folkets Park]]
*[[Nyköping Folkets Park Dance tokens|Nyköping Folkets Park]]
*[[Nässjö Folkets Park Dance tokens|Nässjö Folkets Park]]
*[[Oxelösunds Folkets Park Dance tokens|Oxelösunds Folkets Park]]
*[[Ramnäs Idrottsförening - Dance tokens|Ramnäs Idrottsförening]]
*[[Riddarhytte bruks Dansbana - Dance tokens|Riddarhytte bruks Dansbana]]
*[[S.K.Elvan Sparrsätra - Dance tokens|S.K.Elvan Sparrsätra]] - Enköping
*[[S.V.Furet Dance tokens|S.V.Furet]] - Halmstad
*[[Skellefteå Folkets Park Dance tokens|Skellefteå Folkets Park]]
*[[Skansen]] - Stockholm
*[[Stugan Dans Jönköping - Dance tokens|Stugan Dans Jönköping]]
*[[Summerlust Folkets Park Dance tokens|Summerlust Folkets Park]]
*[[Säterdalen Dance tokens|Säterdalen]]
*[[Vislanda FolkPark Dance tokens|Vislanda FolkPark]]
*[[Vivesta Strand Dance tokens|Vivesta Strand]] - Oxelösund
*[[Vämöparken Dance tokens|Vämöparken]] - Karlskrona
*[[Vänershov, Karlstad Dance tokens|Vänershov]] - Karlstad
*[[Västervik Folkets Park Dance tokens|Västervik Folkets Park]]
*[[Västerås FolkParken Dance tokens|Västerås FolkParken]]
*[[Växjö Folkets Park Dance tokens|Växjö Folkets Park]]
*[[Årsunda Idrottsförening - Dance tokens|Årsunda Idrottsförening]]


==Generic issues==
==Generic issues==
See also the list of [[Swedish Transport Token Manufacturers and Stamps]]
See also the list of [[Swedish Transport Token Manufacturers and Stamps]]
*[[Generic Folkets park]]  
 
*[[Edward Sönnergren]]
*[[Lagerströms Fabriks AB]]
*[[Sigma]]
*[[Sigma]]
*[[Sporrong]]
*[[Sporrong]]
*[[Generic Dance]]
*[[Generic Dance]]
*[[Generic Folkets park]]


=References=
=References=

Latest revision as of 20:32, 11 March 2024

This section is under construction. As a first step, we will add pages for some of the most encountered tokens by issuer. You are very welcome to add more pages or contribute to existing pages. If you wish, you can make requests for the addition of issuers on the discussion page.

Introduction

The social and political role of amusement parks

This section owes much to Dansen och makten by Mattias Svenson, January 2013.

Swedish amusement parks are the sedentary version of mobile fun fairs that preceded them, supplemented with facilities for other forms of public entertainment. They are generally a mix of one or more dance floors, restaurants and a fun fair. They may also offer services, such as a theatre or function rooms. From the beginning, they (and restaurants offering an opportunity to dance) were a political issue. In 1928, member of the Riksdag Per Albin Hansson said in a speech that restrictive measures on music and dancing in public were inappropriate because of "a general feeling that society benefits from a certain degree of freedom." His stance was popular among the general public. However, the clergy and large segments of politicians, doctors, teachers and academics (the "bourgeoisie") offered stiff resistance. In 1932, Social Democrat Åkerman asked in the same venue "Can nothing be done to stop the dance?"

The bourgeoisie saw public entertainment as immoral and wanted to act against "entertaining film, public dance, especially in conjunction with the serving of intoxicants and the criminally stressed and pornographic literature that reaches young people already in school age and in secret ways.” John Björk, of the People's party added that "in the countryside, dance floors are often moral hotbeds". The church demanded legal measures, notably in a letter to the government from bishop Yngve Brilioth, proposing a government inquiry into what interventions were necessary to halt a continuing moral decline due to public entertainment.

Due to the outbreak of the second world war, not much happened on the political front, but the bourgeoisie expanded its influence. Preacher John Hedlund put it like this in 1946: "A wave of unbridled sexuality has swept the world. The most primitive forms of entertainment have seen the light of day. One such is modern dance. It is a manifestation of spiritual poverty and moral rot.” Probably, the rise of jazz ("negroid so-called music") and sexually charged singers like Elvis Presley contributed to this outburst.

In spite of these opinions, young people kept flocking to the dance halls. Modern music became widely accepted. The bourgeoisie therefore changed tack from sex to alcohol. "What does the presence of one or another slightly intoxicated person mean in this respect in comparison with the dance music, whose character includes, among other things, the physical and mental attitude of a lulling and raging drunkard?" wrote, for example, elementary school teacher Erik Walles in his book Jazz attacks. This fit in with the increase in the drinking age to 20 and a high tax on alcoholic drinks.

An increasing number of academic studies showed that neither the sex argument nor the alcohol argument were true. As one stated: "It was the boredom in the municipal society that created dissatisfaction. The commercial entertainment made the summer evenings sparkle a little extra." Once, during the great economic crisis of the 1930s, the amusement parks were the last forms of popular public entertainment that were still open when many restaurants and theatres closed. Now, it is generally recognised that the parks fulfilled an important social function in a country with long winters. Ironically, once the political and religious resistance subsided, the amusement parks went into decline, under pressure from home entertainment. The number of remaining parks is in a steady decline. Some parks were modernised, but a number of those still operating need rejuvenation.

Amusement park tokens

The tokens are still available in quantity, making it likely that they were not used as entry tickets, but for amusement and vending machines. They were probably not sold individually and may not have been redeemable, so leftover tokens would explain their availability today. Also, tokens had to be changed from time to time in view of inflation and to clean up contingent liabilities. Such operations would make forgotten tokens worthless.

There are a large number of municipal park tokens. These parks are tilted more towards (popular) culture, ranging from theatre to cinema and dance. Since the tokens are not well catalogued, all listings should be considered as provisional, including generic tokens meant for municipal parks.

Generic token makers would also compete to make specific tokens listed below. The generic tokens are fit for use outside the amusement sector. However, since they seem to have been used mostly for amusement machines, they are listed here.

Amusement token issuers

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Specific issues

Amusement park, fairground and arcade tokens used in one location

Slot Machine and anonymous Tokens

Casino, Bingo and other amusement tokens


Folkets Park and Municipal park tokens

Dance tokens

Generic issues

See also the list of Swedish Transport Token Manufacturers and Stamps

References

Bernt Thelin & Jan Hildemar, Svenska polletter från nöjesfält och tivoli. Svenska Pollettföreningens Småskrifter Nr 5, 2021

Bo Gustavsson, Göteborgpolletter: Polletter för krogar, nöjen och sjöfart från början fram till i dag. (sv) [Tokens for restaurants, entertainment and shipping from the beginning to the present] 2018

Bernt Thelin and Magnus Wijk, Skånepolletter: Skånska polletter och deras utgivare från äldre tider fram till nutid (sv) [Skåne tokens and their issuers from older times to the present day] 2016

Monica Golabiewski Lannby & Ian Wiséhn, Stockholms polletter (sv) [Tokens from Stockholm] 2010

Erik Stolberg Opslagsværk over Danske Spille-Og Automatmærker (Dan), Reference work on Danish Gaming and Slot Machines 1986