Lion CD Electronic Weigher Mark 1

This was the UK's first trade approved Retail Digital Scale, passed by the Board of Trade on 10th July 1968 and built in to a work counter 5ft x 2ft3ins x 2ft10ins.

 

The specification dated February 1968 was discussed with Tesco on 14th February and notes of the meeting say that Tesco 'were favourably impressed' and 'wanted Tesco's to have the first units'.