In 1936 Stacey met Douglas Duncan, who offered him studio space in the Picture Loan Society building, where David Milne had a room on the same floor.
"[6] He ended up in charge of the "radio engineering model shop," and this work was deemed so important his application for overseas service was denied.
[8][9] A 1955 newspaper report on a Guild event noted that Stacey, then the president, would be doing a demonstration, and that "his fine craftsmanship in designing silverware is known in the United States as well as this country.
In 1948 the Canadian government chose him to design and make silverware for its embassies: a newspaper report said that Stacey, "who has received Dominion-wide recognition for his fine metalwork, is charged with creating the requisite articles.
"[14] The University of Western Ontario had "a great salt and a grace cup" made by him for formal dinners, "fine examples of Mr. Stacey's high standard ... designed with traditional feeling, although not as copies of any period pieces.
[18] In 2016 Coffee Service was shown at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto in an exhibition titled "True Nordic: How Scandinavia Influenced Design in Canada.