Went today and looked at the old newspapers at historical society. I found the first mention of GE's new Almond color in the early December '76 edition, in an ad for Snyder's Hardware. They were one of the largest GE dealers in southwest Ohio. They had 3 stores at the time, but the local one was closed until late Dec. due to a fire. It was sometime after the first of the year that they had the grand introduction at that location.