| Oom Samie se Winkel | |
|---|---|
 The front façade of the store | |
 Interactive map of the Oom Samie se Winkel area | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| Location | 84 Dorp Street,Stellenbosch,South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°56′22″S18°51′20″E / 33.93944°S 18.85556°E /-33.93944; 18.85556 |
| Year built | 1904 |
| Owner | Annatjie Melck |
Oom Samie se Winkel (Afrikaans forUncle Samie's Shop) is a tourist attraction and one of the oldest surviving shops inStellenbosch, 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 theVictorian 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 sellstraditional ingredients such asbokkoms, sour fig jam, honey, chest sugar,offal, sheepheads andRooibos tea.[3]
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 asSJ Volsteedt Algemene Handelaar and later became known as ''Oom Samie''.
Oom Samie operated the shop until his death in 1944 and was buried in theStellenbosch Cemetery.[2]
