Philadelphia pint

English Noun en dated or obsolete A unit of volume corresponding to a cuboid with sides 4 inches by 3⅛ inches by 2⅜ inches, equal to 1.0065 US pints and used mainly for ice cream packaging. en 1948 Paraffined carton research council, Chicago Packaged Profits; New Trends in Ice Cream Production and Merchandising All of these machines were designed to handle the No. 2 linerless carton, usually referred to as the Philadelphia pint, although it is maintained that ultimately attachments will be available for handling cartons of other shapes and sizes 1 en w:The Selling Wizard 1954 This all-purpose two-lid utility storage cabinet with 23 cubic foot capacity accomodates 92½ gallons in 2½ gallon cans stacked three high, or 930 Philadelphia pints. en The Ice Cream Trade Journal 1956 The SC-20, it was reported, will hold 978 Philadelphia pint packages or 239 Philadelphia half-gallons. 52 78 en Units of measure Ice cream