But the inventor hung on to his faith in this machine, although no one appeared to buy it, and the expense he had gone to in making it had practically bankrupted him. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
This expenditure bankrupted them, as the machines were not at once remunerative, and parliament refused to grant them pecuniary assistance. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.