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Guy says it's a 1914 peerless not to sure because most only had one bar across the mildly or did they make a motor bike tank bike also wanting to know before I bought

I just picked up this sweet find and it rides quite nice, but would appreciate any help identifying what year this bike is, if it's pre-war or post war? It was listed as a 1957 JC Higgins, but I knew it must be earlier to the shape of the frame, but (being new at trying to figure out which is...