Oom Samie se Winkel

Oom Samie se Winkel (Afrikaans for Uncle Samie's Shop) is a tourist attraction and one of the oldest surviving shops in Stellenbosch, South Africa. It is a known general dealer in Dorp street and is famous for operating almost in exactly the same way as it did in the Victorian era.^[1] The store was established in 1904 by Samuel Hannes (or Johannes) Volsteedt, who later became known as "Oom Samie", as a general dealer in Stellenbosch.^[2] The shop still sells traditional ingredients such as bokkoms, sour fig jam, honey, chest sugar, offal, sheepheads and Rooibos tea.^[3]

Oom Samie se Winkel
The front façade of the store
General information
Architectural style	Victorian
Address	84 Dorp Street
Town or city	Stellenbosch
Country	South Africa
Coordinates	33°56′22″S 18°51′20″E
Year(s) built	1904
Owner	Annatjie Melck

History

The Volsteedt family bought the shop in 1904 for their son, Samuel Volsteedt, who was born in 1879. Samuel had a weak back and was therefore unsuited to do work on their farm. Samuel later began trading as SJ Volsteedt Algemene Handelaar and later became known as ''Oom Samie''.

Oom Samie operated the shop until his death in 1944 and was buried in the Stellenbosch Cemetery.^[2]

A dummy, representing Oom Samie, usually sits outside of the shop.