The āNine Thingā may be a bit of a misnomer.
Many marbles, slags, swirls or even a patch or two will show up with a ānineā involved.
No maker has the trademark on any ānineā they just happen as a result of the marble machinery that is/was used to produce these cute little orbs.
Never buy a marble because of theānineā unless you are a collector of āNinesāāmany do--!!!
Study the classic āninesā that are more often than not associated with āslag type marblesā from a variety of old classic marble makers.
MarbleāOn!!