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one-piece chainset

shimano gear ensemble

steel sidepull brakes

top tube transfer reads "Medalist"

would think the two most likely manufacturer candidates to be Huffy (Huffman Corp.) and Murray

but those be guesses only

here is another example bearing some similarities and some differences to your cycle

perhaps they are from the same maker but differing model years...

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when you are able to retrieve the cycle from whichever pole barn is it's current residence you could check the serial marking

a marking which begins with the letters HC would indicate a Huffman product manufactured in the firm's Celina Ohio plant

the serial placement and format would be more meaningful than a brand name for determination of manufacturer if the cycle were contract supplied to a chain store and sold under the store's house brand

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