Brearey

Frederick William Brearey
of Blackheath, County of Kent, England

See Vol. 1, No. 1 article of The Aeronautical Journal: The Late Mr. F. W. Brearey
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/brearey.html
US Patent 234947 Filed: Jan 23, 1880 Issued: Nov 30, 1880 [Patented in England June 16, 1879.] Click image below for full instructions. Upon non-powering, do you see a flexible-wing glider? Bowsprit?
US Patent 320042 Filed: March 16, 1883. Issued: Jun 16, 1885