I researching my Damascus. I did find a few images on the Internet that look exactly like her. One was a Graybar 2A and another was a Volo. The Graybar 2A has the same light on the front of the machine like the Damascus. The TIAS website has a copy of the Graybar 2A manual for $10.00 that I am going to purchase. Having the manual should help me figure out how to make her run, thread, etc. I did read on one Internet post that the light must be on to enable the machine to run. Interesting. I don't know if a Singer hand crank will fit the Damascus at this point. Further research indicates that a larger hand wheel would be necessary for a hand crank conversion. I think I will order a hand crank from Sew Classic anyway. If it won't work on the Damascus I have other candidates for conversion.
BTW, I did name her Dolly.