Show 'n Tell falls just before Heritage day ( 24September 2008) and Matjiesfontein is a heritage site..
"David Rawdon, the owner of Matjiesfontein and an avid collector, has established the The Marie Rawdon Museum which houses an eclectic collection of Victoriana. The cellars of the railway station are packed with a fascinating mixture of bygones and real treasure. "
"The apothecary's shop, for example, is complete with Victorian gothic mahogany furniture, apothecary jars with their original contents; and, standing in the same room, an extensive collection of cameras, Magic Lanterns and photographic paraphernalia, all rubbing shoulders with a macabre-looking dentist surgery in one corner and an old cut-throat barber's shop in the other."
Meet Josephina - she is the museum keeper and will charge you R5 to have a snoop around..
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