Vintage Wooden Barrel Keg Identification help needed

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone can help identify this barrel, keg for me please.

 

I took it to my local market to sell yesterday, and had lots of questions that I couldn't answer eg origin, what it was used for etc.

 

I have known it for approx 35 years (where it has sat in my lounge room as an ornament) and my Dad had it prior to that, so I know its history for probably 40 years.

 

I have taken a few photos to display.  

 

The writing stamped on top and side in black is Y TC or TYC (the Y is in a triangle) Melbourne  2770 36

 

There is some Asian? writing on the side in red.

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Vintage Wooden Barrel Keg Identification help needed

they are soy sauce barrels from Hong Kong. I sourced some in Samoa 30 years ago.

John Buderim

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