Best Brooke Bond Card Software EVER!

Where it all Began - What it does - What it looks like - What is needed to run it

In the beginning.......
As a collector of Brooke Bond PG Tips Tea Cards, I decided one afternoon to put my collection in order.
So..... I sat down with my pen and paper and a few thousand tea cards.

Looking vacantly into space, trying to decide where to begin, my mind started wandering.
It occurred to me that once I'd written out a list of the cards that I owned, and worked out which ones I needed, I would be left with a single, messy, copy of blotchy paper that would need re-writing once any changes transpired (such as the acquisition of one of those many much needed sets).

I therefore decide to computerise it.  I started off tapping a few details into a word processor.
After about 30 minutes, I realised I needed to re-sort my list of cards and sets. 
Unfortunately word processors aren't always the ideal choice to perform tasks such as sorting data.

What I needed was a spreadsheet, or so I thought,
I copied the information over to a spreadsheet and started to reformat it.
Again, another half hour or so had passed and I still wasn't happy with what I had achieved so-far.
I sat for a few minutes more scratching my head, physically as well as metaphorically as I had an itch.
Anyway.... I realised that the functionality I wanted would only be available in a database.

So I had a look through some old tea card publications, but could find nothing.
I did a search of the Internet but still drew blanks.
After making myself a nice cup of tea and dipping in a rich-tea or two, I did another web search.
Eventually I found http://www.brookebondcollectables.co.uk/ which offered a database for sale.

I contacted the proprietor of the site, Lee, asking for some screen shots and details of the database.
Unfortunately, Lee was unable to help me due to a few technical issues at the time.
Since I couldn't 'look' at the database, I decided to hold back my pennies for the time-being and contact Lee in a month-or-so.
Being a bit short of cash, I thought I might even have a go at writing a database myself.
Just a small one.  Something I can knock-up in a week-or-so.

That was over two years ago.
Since then this database has taken form.
I was so pleased with it, that I decided to make it available to other collectors!

What can it do?

• as a reference tool to
      view a scanned image of every UK Brooke Bond PG Tips card from B01 to B55.
      look up the back-of-card text of every UK Brooke Bond PG Tips card from B01 to B55.
      look up card set information such as the foreword in each of the card set albums, or to check for card errors or variations.
      search the back of any of the cards for specific information.
   
• as an inventory tool to maintain a list of cards and sets required or owned.
• as a tool to maintain a list of your collections associated market value
• as a reporting tool to print off lists of cards required and owned to take to collectors fairs etc.

What does it look like?
Although a fairly simple database it must be seen first-hand to experience the many functions within the various screens.
Below are a few examples of the sort of things you might see when using the database.

Main Page


Card Information (on Main Page)


Album and Set Information (on Main Page)


Searching Card Texts


Cards Owned and Required - Data Input

Printable Report

What do I need to run it?
This software has been thoroughly tested and installed on a variety of machines.
It will run on ALL Microsoft Operating Systems from Windows95 upwards including Windows XP and Windows Vista.
All required files are installed automatically and are all available on the CD.
All you need is a computer capable of running any of the operating systems above.

If you would like to order a copy at a cost of £20 including P&P then please click here: