This was functioning normally, for when he tapped the glass the black needle fell sharply to the left.
The needle promptly fell over to the left, next to the Empty label.
One needle had not fallen into the box, remaining, in her word, "suspended."
We were down to 2000 feet and the needle was still falling.
He released the frame, and the needle fell back.
The needle jumped and fell back too quickly to work the buzzer.
Several needles fell out, as well as some bits of thread.
When it stretches its limbs to whatever is coming down from heaven the needles do not fall.
Now at the end of the year its needles fall.
I used this to push off toward the spot where the needle was falling.