lucite vs. bakelite

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i used to be a typesetter - we worked on big 'ole machines. one day we had this awful smell in the setting room. we knew something was on fire or melting, but didn't know what. turned out that something in one of the machines blew, and it was melting the bakelite parts! i now KNOW the smell of bakelite! ugh!!!

and, i thought lucite was always transparent? is there such a thing as opaque lucite??