An asset is something you own what the does the phrase “liquidate all my assets” reveal about Epperson’s situation?


Paragraph: This orgin story is charming. If somewhat apocryphal (sources differ on details) but it didn’t have a happy ending for the inventor. A broke Epperson sold the last rights to his creation to the Joe Lowe Co. in the 1920s much to his regret: “I was flat and had to liquidate all my assets,” he later said “I haven’t been the same since”