This is how the plane looked when it arrived from my parents. The tote had been re-glued by my mother before shipping.  I later replaced it with one from here (no longer in business).

Here are all the pieces, before restoration. You can see the original japanning at the tote and knob mounting points. I used electrolysis to revive it.

Here you can see the surface rust has been removed, and the japanning is restored - I used Rustoleum primer and gloss enamel.  Modern asphaltum paint is available, but I didn't bother.  The new surface was soft (easily scratched) when I finished, but it seems to have hardened quite a bit over the next few weeks.

Here is another shot of the restored plane. You can see some of the residual pitting that remains. All in all, it was well worth the effort, as I now have a nice, functional Type 8 jointer plane and a family heirloom, in one.