Dixie Cup is the brand name for a line of disposable paper cups that were first developed in the United States in 1907 by Lawrence Luellen, an inventer in Boston, Massachusetts, who was concerned about germs being spread by people sharing glasses or dippers at public supplies of drinking water. Luellen developed an ice-cooled water-vending machine with disposable cups, and with another Bostonian, Hugh Moore, embarked on an advertising campaign to educate the public and to market his machine, principally to railroad companies.
Dixie Cup represents a line of disposable paper cups that were developed in 1907 by Lawrence Luellen, who was concerned about germs spreading through shared drinking vessels. He designed an ice-cooled water dispenser with single-use cups and collaborated with Hugh Moore to promote the product, primarily targeting railroad companies.