The Werther Box was an enchanted vault created by the former member of the Men of Letters, Cuthbert Sinclair. It was created to hold a special codex stolen from the Grand Coven witch Nadia, and ensure that the codex does not fall into the Coven's hands again. However, the warding spell was too powerful and far beyond Men of Letters handling, make it became too dangerous and caused two Men of Letters killed. It also Cuthbert's expulsion reason.
The Werther Box came with a "security system" wherein anyone who attempted to open it, without doing the proper ritual first, was struck with a spell that led to the person killing themself. The warding spell was so potent that it reached a theoretical rate of 98% lethality. The only way to turn off the protection spell was to use a large amount of blood from a member of the Men of Letters.
Season 10
In 1976, 20 years after Cuthbert's expulsion (18 years after the Men of Letters Downfall), a girl Suzie found it in her house (which unknown to her and her family, that was a ex-Men of Letters chapter house) in St. Louis and accidentally activated it, caused the entire of her family committed suicide. She survived, but suffered serious trauma and made her social skills "rusty" enough.
In 2015, Sam learned about its presence and wanted to retrieve it so he can obtain the Nadia's Codex. With Dean's help, they nearly make it but Suzie later known what their intention, make the Sam's spell purification ritual failed and released the Werther Box's curse for once more. In this occasion, it caused Suzie's death and pull Dean into his near death experience. It nearly caused Sam to committted suicide (by manifesting Suzie's apparition), but Rowena can saved him via a spell
Later, based from its inscription (thanks to Rowena assist), they learned how to turn off the box. Sam sacrifice himself in order to turn off the box. But the amount of his blood was not enough. Dean (with the assist of the Mark of Cain's power) capable to overpower the spell and able to escape from its influence. He later added his own blood to complete the ritual so they can turn off the box.
It was smashed into scrap metal by Dean Winchester just to be sure.